I just finished a class in Tekedia Mini-MBA, and the takeaway is simple but profound: the best time to audition to raise money is when you do not need money. Likewise, the best time to audition for a job is when there is no job advertised.
At that early stage, investors are not buying your product, they are investing in you. They study your “fingerprints”; your habits, your consistency, your discipline, to determine if you can multiply value. Because in venture investing, people give money to those they believe can grow it faster than they ever could.
So, Good People, if you are in that early stage, remember this: you are the product. And your job is to demonstrate to investors that their odds of financial success increase when they place their capital in your care. That is the real audition, and only those who radiate capacity, discipline, and vision make the cut.
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