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this is a lecture on how to hunt for investors, cofounders & new hires
@fdotincx
TL;DR. Stop farming, start hunting—co-founders, hires, and investors won't find you, so treat outreach like a full-time job with a list of 100 specific targets.
Takeaways
- Hire missionaries over mercenaries: avoid 9-to-5 specialists and logo-chasers, hunt in niche Discords, subreddits, and GitHub, and always trial before committing.
- Be generous with equity—your co-founder isn't a hire, they're a partner, and stinginess here is the cheapest way to lose the company.
- Fundraising is an auction for growth stories: inbound > warm > cold, a 4-week VC chat is a "no," and never ask for intros after a pass (double opt-in rule).
- Skip the advisors and paid intros—they're mostly scams; the one trait every great founder shares is relentless personal outreach.