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We Analyzed 4,690 Founder Posts About Fundraising. The #1 Problem Isn't Rejection.
David Rakusan ·

We Analyzed 4,690 Founder Posts About Fundraising. The #1 Problem Isn't Rejection.

Original research across 4,690 founder posts on LinkedIn, X, Reddit, and Quora. Timeline drag is the #1 pain in seed-stage fundraising, ahead of rejection, deck feedback, and investor ghosting combined. Here is what founders themselves say is breaking them.
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