Crypto Founders — Your Tech Won’t Survive Due Diligence

Most founders think VCs pass on them because “the market is dry” or “investors don’t get crypto.”Let’s cut the excuses.

VCs don’t reject you because they don’t understand. They reject you because your tech doesn’t survive due diligence.

The Brutal Checklist You Can’t Dodge

1. Smart Contract AuditsReputable audits aren’t cheap. Expect $50K–$200K+ from firms that institutions actually respect.If your code hasn’t been battle-tested, you’re not raising capital—you’re raising eyebrows.

2. Tokenomics That Don’t ImplodeMost models look good on a whitepaper but collapse in real circulation.Inflation spirals, utility dries up, investors dump.A sustainable economy is the only economy VCs will back.

3. Scalability That Actually ScalesTPS slides don’t impress anyone.Can your protocol handle exponential growth without centralizing?Can it withstand the stress test of real users? That’s what they’ll push on.

4. Security Institutions Can TrustRetail may forgive bugs. Institutions never will.If your architecture can’t stand up to enterprise-grade risk frameworks, your deal dies before the ink dries.

The Harsh Reality

Hype raises followers.Resilience raises capital.

Founders who treat technical due diligence as an afterthought discover quickly that VCs treat them as an afterthought.

If you want to survive this market, don’t just market your narrative—bulletproof your technology.That’s the only language capital speaks.

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