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Ask HN: When to say “No” to investors?

I can think of a number of situations where you should say no to investment.

* you don't trust the investor

* you don't need the money

* You and the investor's goals or timeline aren't aligned

* You don't have a plan for using the money

* You don't want to get on the "rocketship or crash" plan, but would rather grow slowly.

* You aren't in a land grab business (see Spolsky's Amazon vs Ben and Jerry's article)