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It makes sense that it would be easier to raise some angel money than to raise venture capital, but is it typically much easier to raise millions in angel money than it is to raise an A round? Is social proof helping in the former and non-existent in the latter?

Separately, have you seen a case where investors completely failed to pay attention to a growing company due to some attribute of the founder?




The reason it was so surprising is that even 6 months ago Homejoy's numbers were already well above the threshold for raising a series A.

Investors are always influenced a lot by the founders. Which they should be. The mistake they make is to care about slightly the wrong things.




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