Off a thrilling weekend of sport, two fine examples (Novak Djokovic and the England Cricket World Cup victors) of the merits in “hanging in there” for entrepreneurs, when things aren’t going right with your capital raise.

The market conditions aren’t ideal today, your timing is “off”, and the investor across the table seems to be to dictating play at every turn. Keep the faith in your own judgement, make the decisions that you know to be right and have the courage to not fear failure. You’ve succeeded when not at your best. You’ve attracted capital from those resistant in your initial approach. You’ve learned that building trust is essential before investors will commit (take your time). Don’t allow “second guessing” to infect your thinking or performance (fear and procrastination).

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