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		wehadfun on Aug 31, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Raising Money Online – Advice for Startups What relationship did the companies have with the investors

npt4279 on Aug 31, 2016 [–]

Typically, the investors are the startups own customers. For our most successful $1m raises, we estimate over 70% of the funds are their own community.

This makes sense. One good signal of whether you should invest is whether you love the product.

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