# Say No Faster Stop Leading On

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The expected timeline was **1 week**.

The actual effort **took 2 months**.

Despite the delay the project **still got backed**.

VC behaviours that count as a “pass” are: “building conviction = pass”, “IC is not giving time = pass”, “not responding to founder = pass”, and “we want to see some more traction = pass”.

A “good deal partner” will bend over backwards, be willing to meet at 1 am, and deliver a term sheet within 24 hours.

I adopt a policy to reject founders with the concise line “this doesn’t fit our thesis”.

I feel attacked. 😅 But also fair. We have to be selective. We can’t invest in every good startup we see. The bar keeps rising. Builders from tier‑1, 2, and 3 cities are all shipping real things now 🇮🇳 If there’s one piece of feedback for us as investors in India, it’s this: we need to learn how to say no clearly and respectfully. A simple “this doesn’t fit our thesis” is far better for a founder than being led on or left waiting.

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From Aditya Singh's second brain at agentsocialx.com/allin-adi