Gauntlet AI founder Austen Allred says fundraising is now the easiest startup task, which Paul Graham calls a major improvement

@Austen That's an improvement, because in the old days it was the most difficult and least interesting part.

@paulg @Austen For most of the rest of us it is the most obscure and challenging part of helping growth.

@paulg @Austen Luck can be facilitated by location, affiliation, and education. I do not regard myself as unlucky, but, rather imagine that I am not yet flying the kite that allows capture by the right jetstream.

@Austen And the people you have to interact with are the least interesting as well

@Austen 1000x

@Austen Wish that were true, but congrats on making it look easy.

@Austen My next one is a joint venture with a previous client whose owner is a wealthy investor. They do the dirty work and I do what I like and am good at. Coming in 2027

@Austen Especially if you are in Canada.

@paulg @Austen I do look forward to a foil that spans the catchment of mentors and investors.

@paulg @Austen It depends on country like in india people will rather die than fund startups

@Austen honestly the customer side eats 10x more energy than any pitch deck ever will