Fund Raising Destroys Value! Do it wisely and carefully.

“I just hit a major home run!” exclaimed the entrepreneur.
“Did you ship product? Did you make your first sale? Did you get a large contract?” asked his friend.
“No, no. Something much better: today we closed on a $20 million round of financing.”

Congratulate yourself for raising money, but don’t think it was time well-spent. You need money to stay in business, but raising it destroys value: money changes hands, with a big chunk siphoning off to lawyers, filing fees, travel expenses, and phone calls. You’re left with less than when you started, and that’s before buying your first paper clip! Money may make the business viable, but it doesn’t make it valuable.

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