Rick Segal writes a bit on how he says no:
It is the “for now” part that I believe may confuse people. I don’t say, I’d be interested in hearing about your progress, let’s continue the dialog, keep in touch, write often, etc. I don’t do that because the smart folks will do that anyway. They will send email with an update, I’ll respond with congrats, they ask if there is an opportunity to re-open the discussion, and there you go.
(That quote makes more sense with the surrounding context, but you already clicked on the link and read the original post, right?)
We’re not investing in companies much, but we are hiring, dealing with client inquiries and various 3rd party proposals. I knew it was time to toughen up my language, but the why of it has never been clearer.
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