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Funding is a One Way Street
Podcast |
Startup Therapy
Publisher |
Startups.com
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Business, 
Entrepreneurship, 
Health, 
Mental Health, 
Startups
Categories Via RSS |
Business
Publication Date |
May 09, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:27:42

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the cost of raising a capital. Yes, additional funding is a good sign of progress, it’s a sign that the company has potential to grow because people invested money in it. Yes, it is a milestone most founders want to achieve. The downside, however, is that you are no longer alone when making decisions. You are no longer the owner. You become another ‘employee’. 

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Resources:

What to Listen For

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:53 Challenging the common narrative of raising funds
  • 03:32 What are you giving up when you raise funding?
  • 08:57 When the founder doesn’t feel comfortable
  • 13:02 Investors will defend their money first above anything else
  • 17:10 It’s not our company anymore
  • 23:09 The only positive side of raising capital
In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the cost of raising a capital. Yes, additional funding is a good sign of progress, it’s a sign that the company has potential to grow because people invested money in it. Yes, it is a milestone most founders want to achieve. The downside, however, is that you are no longer alone when making decisions. You are no longer the owner. You become another ‘employee’.

In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the cost of raising a capital. Yes, additional funding is a good sign of progress, it’s a sign that the company has potential to grow because people invested money in it. Yes, it is a milestone most founders want to achieve. The downside, however, is that you are no longer alone when making decisions. You are no longer the owner. You become another ‘employee’. 

Sign up for the Startups Newsletter

https://www.startups.com/newsletter

Resources:

What to Listen For

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:53 Challenging the common narrative of raising funds
  • 03:32 What are you giving up when you raise funding?
  • 08:57 When the founder doesn’t feel comfortable
  • 13:02 Investors will defend their money first above anything else
  • 17:10 It’s not our company anymore
  • 23:09 The only positive side of raising capital

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