Lesson: It’s not rejection, it’s redirection. The silence reveals where alignment resides.

When I started raising again for Jivati, I did what most founders do, and what had worked for me before. Built the lists, refined the pitch, followed up, re-followed up. The routine. But this time, the silence hit different. I realized investors aren’t ignoring me; they’re just tuned into the market’s noise. For instance, new government policies, shifting capital incentives, and emerging tech cycles have everyone chasing what’s trending: AI, crypto, quick-turn money. And that’s fine, short-term plays have their place too. That shift separates the ones chasing speed from the ones chasing substance, and only one of them builds something that outlives the noise.

That perspective came full circle when I started talking with Shaina Semiatin, Partner at Unmatched Ventures and former Head of Talent Acquisition at Grindr. She’s spent her career helping founders and brands grow without losing what makes them real, connecting people who build with purpose, not noise. When I told her about the silence, the unreturned messages, and the outreach that went nowhere, she broke it down simply: it’s not about you or the brand; it’s about timing, focus, and alignment. Her words confirmed what I’d already started to sense. The trick is learning to survive the noise in between market cycles. Investors weren’t uninterested; they were just tuned into louder stories. And the way she framed it reminded me that silence isn’t a dead end, it’s a direction, it’s where you learn who’s actually built for the long game.

I’m still refining my next move, but I’ve learned one thing: money that moves with noise disappears when the market quiets. The right investors aren’t chasing headlines or trying to time the next hype wave; they’re studying the landscape quietly, watching how founders move when no one’s watching. They look for consistency, not theatrics. They notice who stays steady through slow months, who adapts without panic, who builds because they believe, not because it’s trending. Those are the investors worth finding. The quiet ones. The patient ones. The ones walking the slower paths that still lead somewhere real.

Closing Thought 

Everyone wants to invest to make big money, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Let’s be honest, most of us would too. But if you want investors who think in decades, not quarters, you have to find your Warren Buffett, the one who bets on time, not timing.

Stick around. I’m just warming up.

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