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The trouble is, raising venture capital can often seem like something only possible for those with deep connections to investors or other founders who can tell them where to begin. No one should be prevented from learning how to finance their business because they haven’t yet broken into the networks where dealmaking starts and “insider” secrets are revealed. When you’re trying to finance your dream, you should not have to have a friend of a friend who happens to be a venture capitalist or successful founder just to get started.