Everyone in start ups are always looking for the "prized investors" so they can get a investment in their company but when are there times when you should say "No" to an investor who wants to invest in your company?
I can think of a number of situations where you should say no to investment.<p>* you don't trust the investor<p>* you don't need the money<p>* You and the investor's goals or timeline aren't aligned<p>* You don't have a plan for using the money<p>* You don't want to get on the "rocketship or crash" plan, but would rather grow slowly.<p>* You aren't in a land grab business (see Spolsky's Amazon vs Ben and Jerry's article)