The speaker believes that raising capital is an informative process, not a persuasive one. They have observed that genuine interest from investors and employees is immediate and does not require repeated pitches. The speaker focuses on informing rather than persuading, and believes that attempting to persuade during negotiation is ineffective. They do not pitch twice, assuming that if the audience needs to be convinced again, they are not genuinely interested.

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