Every founder during a pitch:
‘Our product is revolutionary. No competitors. $10B market. Just need $5M to take over the world.’
Every investor: nods while Googling ‘how to politely say no’.
Anonymous 1
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The brutal reality of fundraising man...founders sell dreams, investors fact-check
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