So much incredible information in this document. I think the misstep some Founders make is trying to raise too early. I hear stories all the time about people trying to raise on an idea. And while that can be useful, it is usually the wrong time to go after Investors.<p>We made this mistake and failed miserably. It was only after we had a beta, some customers, and some press that people started to pay attention. Now we&#x27;re close to closing our seed round and it&#x27;s because we had better focus around what we were doing, how we were going to do it, and why it was important.<p>At the end of the day, a VC is interested in answering one question, &quot;What&#x27;s the 10x return?&quot; How will you make them lots of money. Unless the pieces are all there to answer that question, Founders will get a lot of no&#x27;s. The goal should be to go through your pitch deck and find ways to eliminate the ability for VCs&#x2F;Angels&#x2F;Investors to say &quot;no.&quot;