Why 70-80% of VCs do harm
blog.venturelynx.com
blog.venturelynx.com
Be very, very careful from whom you take money. There really is such a thing as bad money. No founder thinks they're naive - but we all start out if not naive certainly inexperienced in this regard. Always try to build your company so that you can say no to money if you cannot get the best investors you want in your company, because you aren't so desperate for money you'll take it from any source.
Just my hard earned 2c.
I think a lot of entrepreneurs don't realize exactly this:
> There really is such a thing as bad money.
that being said it's been a few years and i should probably get over myself and relate the story - it's just that i know for a fact the investor in question is a litigious pain in the ass and has sued others over criticism of their behavior before