The 5 Biggest Reasons Investors Reject Entrepreneurs

And how to learn from them

Aaron Dinin, PhD
Entrepreneurship Handbook
9 min readAug 13, 2020

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Every entrepreneur who’s ever tried to fundraise for a startup has been rejected by an investor. It’s nothing to be ashamed of or to get upset about. It’s just part of the process of fundraising. But you probably already knew that. In fact, if you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’ve experienced your share of rejections.

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I teach entrepreneurship at Duke. Software Engineer. PhD in English. I write about the mistakes entrepreneurs make since I’ve made plenty. More @ aarondinin.com