The biggest disservice that YCombinator and other famous top-tier investors have done for entrepreneurs is to somehow convince us that the typical investor is a

The biggest disservice that YCombinator and other famous top-tier investors have done for entrepreneurs is to somehow convince us that the typical investor is a good person who will support you through good and bad. They're not. Typical investors turn out to be horrible, lazy, horrible people, versus what you expect from them initially. Keep that in mind from the start, no matter your gender, and you'll manage far better.