Fundraising is distracting and can halt other operations in a startup
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Fundraising is hard because it's intrinsically difficult to convince people to part with large sums of money 1 0 2and
The behavior of investors is often opaque to founders 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Fundraising is distracting and can halt other operations in a startup 1 0 2Argument #e40e821e 1 0 2
If it is true that...
A startup should either be in fundraising mode or not 1 0 2and
When raising money, a startup should focus its whole attention on it so it can get done quickly and get back to work 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Fundraising is distracting and can halt other operations in a startup 1 0 2Opposing Arguments
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Startups often require funding from investors 1 0 2A startup can't afford much of that attention 1 0 1A startup should either be in fundraising mode or not 1 0 2When raising money, a startup should focus its whole attention on it so it can get done quickly and get back to work 1 0 2The amount a startup should raise depends on the startup's needs, not on the amount investors are willing to invest 1 0 2If you have multiple founders, pick one to handle fundraising so the other(s) can keep working on the company 1 0 2Even if there are still one or more founders focusing on the company during fundraising, growth will slow 1 0 2What happens to the company during fundraising affects the outcome 1 0 2Fundraising usually takes off fast for the startups that are most successful at it 1 0 2It is possible to raise too much money in startup fundraising 1 0 2