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General · Sep 9, 2026

Mandate Drift: Why the Investor Who Said Yes Last Quarter Now Says No

Founders research investors the way they research a competitor's pricing page. Check it once, write it down, move on. That works for a pricing page. Pricing pages don't drift on their own schedule for reasons that have nothing to do with you.

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  1. 19The first 48 hours after an introductionGeneral · Sep 7, 2026
  2. 18The $10K Runway: How AI Lets Founders Go From 0 to 1 in 6 MonthsFintech · Jun 4, 2026
  3. 17How to time a roundGeneral · May 24, 2026
  4. 16The introduction as a productGeneral · May 17, 2026
  5. 15Reading silence in a fundraiseGeneral · May 10, 2026
  6. 14The case for staying small at seedGeneral · May 3, 2026
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  • 12AI in due diligence: what it reads, what it can'tArtificial Intelligence · Apr 19, 2026
  • 11Marketplaces beat brokers in fundraisingMarketplace · Apr 12, 2026
  • 10What 'vetted' should actually meanGeneral · Apr 5, 2026
  • 09Broker fees are the frictionGeneral · Mar 29, 2026
  • 08Reading a cap table like an investorGeneral · Mar 22, 2026
  • 07Pre-seed isn't seed minus moneyGeneral · Mar 15, 2026
  • 06When a SAFE beats a priced roundFintech · Mar 8, 2026
  • 05Valuation caps you should walk away fromFintech · Mar 1, 2026
  • 04What investors actually read in a deckGeneral · Feb 22, 2026
  • 03The five-page form is the onboarding taxEnterprise Software · Feb 15, 2026
  • 02The cold email has gotten worse, not betterGeneral · Feb 8, 2026
  • 01Most rounds die at the introductionGeneral · Feb 1, 2026