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If you're the sort of person who has to get info from a website on how to raise a seed round, then you're probably not in a position to raise money based on just an idea or who you are.


What do you mean, get info? Do you think successful people just do stuff in the dark without any idea of what they're doing?


No, they usually know other successful people to ask. Those who don't have to "get info from a website".


Some people can have solid technical chops, a good idea and a working prototype and not know angels. Not everybody lives in Silicon Valley or some startup hubs. In fact, there is an essay from Paul Graham explaining why some of the best ideas come from outsiders [0].

[0] http://paulgraham.com/marginal.html


Someone who has the technical chops to build a prototype would be approaching an angel with a lot more than just an idea or who they are.




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