Every founder during a pitch:
โOur product is revolutionary. No competitors. $10B market. Just need $5M to take over the world.โ
Every investor: nods while Googling โhow to politely say noโ.
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The brutal reality of fundraising man...founders sell dreams, investors fact-check
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Flipkart sold for $16 billion, but the founders got almost nothing.
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