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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 28 Mar 2014

    How to handle investor (and many other ) rejections, in 7 words: Hear the no, but not the why.

    7:37 PM - 28 Mar 2014
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    35 replies 123 retweets 153 likes
      1. Tim Spalding‏ @librarythingtim 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg You don't think you can learn from the why?

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      1. AX31‏ @ax31bz89tw47 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg as a founder I would hear the why, to improve, but not the no, to continue.

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      1. Thor Ernstsson‏ @ThorErnstsson 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg but the why is so much more important for your next pitch. Your advice is to stick to your message and keep going?

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      1. Rebecca Goberstein‏ @RebeccaSiGo 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg why?

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      1. International Man of Mystery‏ @burcsahinoglu 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg because investors say yes with their guts

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      1. Shawn Matthews‏ @shawncmatthews 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg (and not be defensive about it!)

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      1. Shane MacGowan's Teeth‏ @moltman 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg Why is the "why" unimportant (or otherwise not worth hearing)?

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      1. Peter Hizalev‏ @petrohi 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg what about "yes"? no need to hear why either?

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      1. Jeb Terry‏ @JebTerry 28 Mar 2014
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        “@paulg: How to handle investor (and many other ) rejections, in 7 words: Hear the no, but not the why.” This is a great way to see it!

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      2. Joshua Baer  ⚙️‏Verified account @JoshuaBaer 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg brilliant simplicity

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      3. Shaun Sims‏ @shaunsims 28 Mar 2014
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        @JoshuaBaer @paulg shouldn't @CapitalFactory raise the 3m cap on convertible notes to be competitive so you get a++ Austin apps?

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