The Joys of Raising Money: A Survival Guide

## The Joys of Raising Money: A Survival Guide Raising money is a full-contact sport disguised as a series of polite meetings in nice offices with free sparkling water.

Don't let the kombucha fool you. This is combat. ### The Reality You will pitch hundreds of times. You will hear "no" hundreds of times.

You will hear "interesting, let's circle back" - which also means no, just with better manners. You will question everything about yourself, your idea, and your decision to become a founder.

Most investors will pass. Not because your idea is bad, but because it doesn't fit their thesis, their portfolio, their timeline, or their mood that day.