[davros]

Outside YC, chasing a 'yes' actively to turn it into a completed investment is even more important. Optimize for speed is closely related to optimize for outcome.

One minor addition to the chart - if investor asks for a longer timeframe, respect that - and chase other investors!

[ashrust]

But a longer a timeframe where? I think waiting on signing docs after agreeing to them is far from ideal, same goes for waiting on wiring the money, unless agreed in advance.