Startup Funding Espresso – Avoid These Sins as a Startup Investor

Investor Connect Podcast · Mar 5, 2026 · 2m

Avoid These Sins as a Startup Investor Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Startup investors should act as role models for startup founders. Startup founders are often new to the startup world and so look to others with experience for how best to play the game. Avoid these sins as a startup investor. Not being genuine. Investors want startups to tell it straight, so investors should do the same for startups. If the answer is no, then tell the founder as soon as possible. Lack of honesty. Investors don't like it…