Investors Do Not Believe Founders Without Skin in the Game
Vaibhav Tiwari · Why a Weekly Email Changed What Founders Thought Mattered · Dec 23, 2022 · at 4:07
Vaibhav Tiwari, founder of BuildPan, explains the rationale behind bootstrapping their initial MVP before raising external capital.
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“I mean, when speaking to a lot of investors, if you don't put your stakes in, people won't believe you.”
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