Over the years I have watched thousands and thousands of pitches. And way too often I am sitting in a startup event, watching entrepreneur after entrepreneur step onto the stage, and what do they do? Reading dense slides word-for-word. The energy in the room drops pretty fast, and investors st...

Over the past 10 years, I’ve seen many entrepreneurs say “Yes” to investors without asking any questions. This often leads to: Fights Misaligned vision Extreme frustration Many startups think they should take any funding available, assuming the investor has all the power. But the wrong i...