There was an interesting tweet thread started by Semil of HayStack about why he passes on some investments; personal, gut, intuitive feeling. I’m a big fan of him, his investments and his advice, so I wanted to expand on my thoughts around this. There are countless reasons why an investor may or may not invest in your company but . I know that raising capital is a tiresome and sometimes painful process, something we want you to finish ASAP as well. should always look for all the reasons to invest Paul Graham (Co-founder of YC) tweeted this too — the problem is double-sided. Sometimes it’s us, sometimes it’s you, sometimes it’s both. https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1062284483246899200 Numerous professionals have written about this topic and there are a few studies as well that you can read through from someone a lot smarter than me. https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/is-gut-feel-a-good-reason-to-invest-in-a-startup _"Gut feel" plays a surprisingly important role in decision making by early-stage angel investors, according to new…_knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Why Early-stage Investors Tend to Trust Their Gut - Knowledge@Wharton http://sites.uci.edu/jlpearce/files/2015/11/HuangPearceASQAngels2015.pdf ☞ To hear more of my thoughts in the future: follow me on Twitter ☞ If you liked this post, Please “clap” to help to promote this piece to others or let me know your thoughts in the comments
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