Fundraise
topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast
the Neon Show
20VC
4 statements about Fundraise, every show
Founders should raise capital immediately rather than timing macro markets
“You cannot align your fundraise To macro markets, because six months time, it could be worse than it is now. 12 months could be even worse. If you need to raise, just fucking raise.”
Anand: Selling a company takes three times the effort of fundraising
“Let me tell you that an exit is at least three times more work and effort than a fundraise, right? If you think a fundraise is, you know highly energetic and, you know, takes a lot, very demanding. And I mean, an exit is at least three times”
Bahl: Fundraising and acquisitions are not true entrepreneurial milestones
“Most entrepreneurs lives are shaped by multiple small events and multiple smaller milestones than few large ones. We tend to associate, you may have noticed that I didn't point to any fundraise or any acquisition or any of those things as a milestone, because …”