The 10 ways I f**ked up fundraising
Mistakes and lessons learnt from our pre-seed funding round
7 min readJun 15, 2021
I run Unplugged, a startup providing a digital detox at cabins an hour from city life. In early 2021- by nothing short of a miracle- we closed a funding round.
I say “nothing short of a miracle” as I was on fundraising duty. And I f**ked up. A lot.
The good thing abut fundraising is the near-instant feedback, meaning the f**kups are painfully obvious but can also be dealt with. We ended up bringing some wonderful…