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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Aug 2019

      The reason most founders are surprised by the difficulty of fundraising is that they're learning something about themselves, not something about fundraising. They know fundraising is hard for startups that don't seem appealing to investors. They just didn't realize they had one.

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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Aug 2019

      Since I know this question is coming... How to be appealing to investors? Actually be a good investment.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Aug 2019

      How to be a good investment? Grow revenue fast.

      9:31 PM - 1 Aug 2019
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        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Aug 2019

          How to grow revenue fast? Make something people want.

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        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Aug 2019

          How to make something people want? Make something you want.

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        2. Matthew Adeiza‏ @ohimatt 1 Aug 2019
          Replying to @paulg

          True that investors need to be convinced that their money has a good chance of bringing in good returns. The problem with this model is that some of the most transformational products take time and may not show traction immediately. How do you not miss them?

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        3. Replete® Health‏ @repletehealth 5 Aug 2019
          Replying to @ohimatt @paulg

          I totally agree. We built Replete to allow people download their longitudinal medical records for free. Do we make money from day 1? no. Do we have a potential to be Billion $ business? Oh yes. So looking for an investor who understands our business model. Not been easy so far!!!

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        1. Lillian Pierson - GET DATA STRATEGY ACTION PLAN  👇‏ @Strategy_Gal 2 Aug 2019
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        1. Jatin Sharma‏ @matters_of_mind 2 Aug 2019
          Replying to @paulg

          We have multiple companies in India which grew revenue fast. They still aren't making profit.(10-12yrs old) Why isn't profit, even a small margin, an important indicator for investors. Ultimately cash flow decides valuation, doesn't it?

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        1. Marco Fok‏ @mfok 2 Aug 2019
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          grow revenue fast > grow profit fast seems to be the investor preference - why is this?

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        1. Mark Maunder‏ @mmaunder 3 Aug 2019
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          The hardest problem for founders is creating revenue that grows. Profitability and staying afloat during furious growth is an easier optimization problem. If rapid revenue is a requirement, don't bother raising. Instead, solve the hard problem and get good at optimization.

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        2. Maxim Kraft‏ @2001kraft 4 Aug 2019
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          I don’t think this is the most actionable metric for startup companies. Many don’t have any monetization enabled quite yet, but have tremendous growth in user count and internal product metrics. Aren’t those the best for measuring potential returns to the fund?

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        3. Stone‏ @StoneAtwine 4 Aug 2019
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          I wanted to ask this same question

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