we never raised money. over time i found out investors have a million ways to say no and that your business or product matters less than who you are and if they

we never raised money. over time i found out investors have a million ways to say no and that your business or product matters less than who you are and if they know you. i thought a good product and business would be enough. i saw idiots left and right raising millions for stuff like razor subscription businesses. they were able to do so because they knew X or Y for many years already. as a founder/engineer i had no time to go to parties and spend all my time in powerpoint making pitch decks. it becomes a full time job. no time for that if you are building a moderately advanced product with a small team. we tried accelerators (you know which one that includes) and we came to the conclusion that knowing people is what makes the difference. it always comes down to that. to lower the stress: think about what is missing and how you can hack the process. if it feels too hard you should probably find another way.