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Honestly, 5 types of Entrepreneurs reach out to me for "FUNDING" "Type-1" is excited by fancy media, Starts building Pitch Deck & wants to raise funds now. "Type-2" knows a bit, Starts collecting customer feedback without product & wants to raise f

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Most funded startups I see are burning cash on vanity metrics. Give a Type-1 founder money, they'll build a fancy office before product-market fit.

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