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Lead with your unfair advantage: what you learned from your last company that makes this one better. Show faster execution velocity (weeks not months), deeper customer insight, existing investor relationships, and ability to recruit senior talent. Investors pay premium valuations for repeat founders who've learned.
Repeat founders (especially those with a successful exit) can command 1.5-3x the valuation of first-time founders at the same stage. A repeat founder with a clear thesis and strong track record can raise pre-seed at seed-level valuations ($8-15M). Your reputation is leverage.
Yes, strategically. Show what you learned, not just what you built. If your previous startup failed, be honest about lessons learned — investors respect self-awareness. If it succeeded, show how this new venture applies those insights. Frame everything as "that taught me X, which is why I'm building Y."
Reach out to previous investors first (even if they pass, they'll intro others), activate your founder network for warm intros, leverage your advisor relationships, and use your track record to get meetings that first-time founders can't. Most repeat founder rounds close 2-3x faster.
Common mistakes: assuming past success guarantees funding (market conditions change), not doing fresh customer discovery (relying too much on old playbooks), over-raising based on reputation (burning capital faster), and skipping the pitch preparation because "I've done this before."
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