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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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      1. Joshua McClure‏Verified account @joshuamcclure 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg some of our best business and tech model updates came from the "why" of investor rejection. Without failure there is little wisdom.

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      1. burcsahinoglu‏ @burcsahinoglu 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg because investors say yes with their guts

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      1. Phil M‏ @philtastic 29 Mar 2014
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        .@paulg My rules for living: 1. If it’s not yes, it’s no. 2. There is no why.

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      1. Rob Majteles‏ @treehcapital 29 Mar 2014
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        He's the master, but I'd say hear the why~not the no @paulg: How to handle investor (& many other) rejections: Hear the no, but not the why

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      1. Ganesh Rengaswamy‏ @grengaswamy 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg As a VC/entrepreneur, I wud say hear the why (not no), eliminate noise (herd reasons, LP issues),n distill value. @HBSAlumni @pmarca

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      1. Tommy Nicholas‏ @tommyrva 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg first reaction - are you crazy? Gotta learn from the why! Second reaction - crap no this is exactly, exactly right.

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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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      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. 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. 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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      2. Chris Evdemon‏ @evdemon 28 Mar 2014
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        @paulg Funny, I would have said hear the why but not the "no" ... :-)

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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 “Preabolic” 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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      4. Joshua Baer  🇺🇸‏Verified account @JoshuaBaer 29 Mar 2014
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        @shaunsims sounds like you're misinformed

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      1. Claudio Carnino‏ @ccarnino 30 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.”

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      1. Steven Woods‏Verified account @sgwoods 30 Mar 2014
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        @paulg seriously? Don't over-react, don't panic, form an opinion, stick with your vision... but don't learn from feedback?

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      1. Rachelle‏ @blokchainbae 29 Mar 2014
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        @paulg Why can be interesting. No just means, not him, not now - there are many other fish in the ocean. Just take No with a grain of salt.

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      1. Farnaz Ronaghi‏ @farnazr 29 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.” What I needed to hear!!

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      1. BEN‏ @BERLIN_BEN 29 Mar 2014
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        @paulg @uhrenbacher true words... #lookingforseedinvestment

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