According to a recent Founders School poll, one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face is funding. Sure, there’s no surprise here. This obstacle often tops the charts in questions like these.

While the answer of “funding” might seem simple, figuring out which part is truly taxing a venture is a little more difficult. 

• Where do you access funding? 
• How do you find an investor?
• Do you even need funding (or the sort of funding you first imagined)?

So before you go all-in on tackling your number one problem, here are three things you should know about investors and the investment process our Founder Genius entrepreneurs.

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