--- title: Uncommonly Helpful description: A blog about Derisking Entrepreneurship for funded startup founders --- [Skip to content](https://uncommonlyhelpful.commontide.com#main-content) [![](https://uncommonlyhelpful.commontide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Common%20Tide%20Logo-1.png?width=504&height=144&name=Common%20Tide%20Logo-1.png)](https://www.commontide.com/) - [Solutions](https://commontide.com/solutions) Show submenu for Solutions - [Market Fund](https://commontide.com/solutions#marketfund) - [Bespoke Funds](https://commontide.com/solutions#bespokefunds) - [Qualification Criteria](https://commontide.com/solutions#qualificationcriteria) - [For Founders](https://commontide.com/forfounders) Show submenu for For Founders - [First-Time Founders](https://commontide.com/forfounders#firsttimefounders) - [Repeat Founders](https://commontide.com/forfounders#repeatfounders) - [For VCs](https://commontide.com/forvcs) - [About](https://commontide.com/about) Show submenu for About - [Our Company](https://commontide.com/about#ourcompany) - [Our Team](https://commontide.com/about#ourteam) - [FAQ](https://commontide.com/faq) - Insights Show submenu for Insights - [Blog](https://uncommonlyhelpful.commontide.com/) - [Webinars](https://commontide.com/webinar-resource-center-common-tide) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Solutions](https://commontide.com/solutions) Show submenu for Solutions - [Market Fund](https://commontide.com/solutions#marketfund) - [Bespoke Funds](https://commontide.com/solutions#bespokefunds) - [Qualification Criteria](https://commontide.com/solutions#qualificationcriteria) - [For Founders](https://commontide.com/forfounders) Show submenu for For Founders - [First-Time Founders](https://commontide.com/forfounders#firsttimefounders) - [Repeat Founders](https://commontide.com/forfounders#repeatfounders) - [For VCs](https://commontide.com/forvcs) - [About](https://commontide.com/about) Show submenu for About - [Our Company](https://commontide.com/about#ourcompany) - [Our Team](https://commontide.com/about#ourteam) - [FAQ](https://commontide.com/faq) - Insights Show submenu for Insights - [Blog](https://uncommonlyhelpful.commontide.com/) - [Webinars](https://commontide.com/webinar-resource-center-common-tide) - [Get Started](https://commonknowledge.commontide.com/get-started) [Get Started](https://commonknowledge.commontide.com/get-started) # Uncommonly Helpful Industry insights from our team of experts [![](https://uncommonlyhelpful.commontide.com/hubfs/capital-raising.jpg)](https://uncommonlyhelpful.commontide.com/maybe-startup-fundraising-is-supposed-to-suck) ## [Maybe Startup Fundraising is Supposed to Suck](https://uncommonlyhelpful.commontide.com/maybe-startup-fundraising-is-supposed-to-suck) ![Picture of Drew Silverstein](https://uncommonlyhelpful.commontide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Drew+Silverstein+Headshot-3.png?width=50&name=Drew+Silverstein+Headshot-3.png) [Drew Silverstein](https://uncommonlyhelpful.commontide.com/author/drew-silverstein) Apr 30, 2024, 11:00:00 AM Nearly every founder loathes the fundraising process. 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