Dugal: Small business founders must pay themselves instead of awaiting VC windfalls
Monica Dugal · She Uses BITES Monthly and Her Clients Never Fear a Bad Quarter · Jun 24, 2025 · at 11:41
Financial strategist Monica Dugal argues against adopting venture capital hyper-growth playbooks for early-stage and small businesses.
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“Venture capital is like you built the company. And then at the end you get the waterfall, you get tons of money. Well, people, if you're a small company, that's pretty much not going to happen. So you actually have to pay yourself.”
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