Founders: What was the most important (non-funding) thing you received in your Friends & Family round?

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Mental support

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Do you mean validation, like helping you feel like you were on the right track? Or something more like mentorship?

Free advice/consulting and social capital.

Having friends who are attorneys, accountants, data analysts, founders, software developers, UX/UI designers, etc. is so helpful because cash will be tight.

Friends who can connect you to their network will also be invaluable for similar reasons.

Remember, don’t ask, don’t get.

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Spreading the word, sharing my crowdfunding link and story from their perspective with their community including Linkedin

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