#399 -Stop Chasing Newly Liquid Founders

Nonprofit Lowdown by Rhea Wong

Aug 3, 202600:28:27Government & Organizations

Here's what nobody tells you: when a founder gets $47M in liquidity, they don't call you. They call their advisor. And by the time you find out they exist, the giving decision's already locked in with someone else. Most...

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