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The Investors Who Rejected
Steve Jobs
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Why Some Founders Raise
Millions (and You
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VCs Don’t Want Ideas —
They Want Proof
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Something’s
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entrepreneurs
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the noise of
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founders are
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deeper
networks.
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Inside these
invite-only
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conversations move
faster,
collaborations
happen in real
time, and
early-stage ideas
get sharper before
they ever hit a
pitch deck. What
feels like casual
chat is quietly
becoming the new
infrastructure for
founder
networks.
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Discover
why the
smartest
founders are
migrating to
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what they’re
building
there.
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The Investors
Who Rejected
Steve Jobs
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The Investors
Who Rejected
Steve Jobs
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The same
investors who once
turned down Steve Jobs
ended up fueling
his journey later
— without even
realizing
it.
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In the early days
of Apple, top
venture
capitalists like Tom Perkins, Eugene
Kleiner, and Bill Draper
passed on the
chance to invest.
Yet, Jobs’
relentless vision
and persistence
eventually pulled
their networks —
and influence —
into his
orbit.
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It’s a story
about how rejection can
spark
momentum, how perception
shifts with
proof, and how network effects
often matter
more than early
funding.
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One fascinating
detail: Jobs
credited a calligraphy
course
for inspiring
Apple’s timeless
typography — proof
that creativity
can emerge from
the most
unexpected
places.
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A powerful
reminder for every
founder chasing
belief before
validation.
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Read the
full story
and uncover
the lessons
behind how
rejection
built one of
history’s
greatest
comebacks.
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Why Some
Founders Raise
Millions (and
You Don’t)
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Why Do Some
Founders Raise
Millions While
Others Struggle
for Years?
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Ever wonder why a
few founders seem
to attract funding
effortlessly while
others keep
grinding with no
results? The
secret isn’t luck
— it’s access to
the right
playbooks, pitch
decks, and
investor
connections.
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VCs Don’t
Want Ideas —
They Want
Proof
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The Brutal
Truth About Why
Startups Get
Rejected
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This might sting
a little... but
it’s the truth
every founder
needs to
hear.
Most startups
don’t get rejected
because of bad
ideas — they get
rejected because
they pitch too
soon.
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In a recent post,
we break down why
VCs pass on
early-stage
founders and what
they really
look for before
writing a
check:
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Proof
before
promises
— traction
>
vision.
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Bootstrap
first
— raise to
scale, not
to
start.
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Show
validation
— real
users, real
growth, real
revenue.
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Before chasing
investors, you
might just need to
revisit your stage
— Idea, Early
Traction, or
Scalable
Revenue.
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Read the full
breakdown and
discover the
right
time
to raise —
plus the
founder
course
that helps you
get
investor-ready
faster.
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⚡ The $50K
Marketing Team
You Can
Replace With
AI
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⚡The $50K
Marketing Team
You Can Replace
With AI
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What if your next
creative agency
didn’t have humans
— but AI agents
that write,
design, speak, and
scale campaigns
automatically?
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This week, we
tested a full AI marketing
stack
that does exactly
that:
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✍️ Gemini
2.5
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– writes
your brand
hooks, CTAs
&
scripts
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– creates
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visuals in
seconds
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– turns your
scripts into
voice &
video
creators
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– makes your
content
export-ready
for every
platform
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How Founders
Compete for
Tim Draper’s
$1M Prize
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AI, Startups
& $1M on the
Line—Welcome to
DraperTV
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What’s it like to
pitch your startup live
in front of
billionaire VC Tim Draper
— cameras rolling,
lights blazing,
and millions
watching?
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This week, we go behind the
scenes
of “Meet the
Drapers”, the Shark
Tank-style show
now entering its
8th season.
Founders like
April Wachtel
(Cheeky
Cocktails) and Sujana
Chandrasekhar
(KivviMed) share what it’s
really like to
pitch for a shot
at $1 million
— from last-minute
calls to on-camera
nerves.
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The Draper empire
is expanding fast
with DraperTV, Draper
University, and even AI-powered
digital twins
that can interview
historical figures
(yes,
really).
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It’s a mix of
entrepreneurship,
entertainment, and
the future of
AI-led
storytelling — all
rolled into
one.
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Read the full
story + discover
the Founder
Pitching Course
at Draper
University
— where the next
generation of
world-changing
founders are
trained. Explore the
full post.
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