Raising too much money sets impossibly high expectations and can make a company more rigid

Negation: Not raising too much money does not necessarily set impossibly high expectations and does not necessarily make a company more rigid 0 0 0

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It is possible to raise too much money in startup fundraising 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Raising too much money sets impossibly high expectations and can make a company more rigid 1 0 2

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If it is true that...

It is possible to raise too much money in startup fundraising 1 0 2

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Raising too much money sets impossibly high expectations and can make a company more rigid 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Startups raising money occasionally alienate investors by seeming arrogant 1 0 2

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Many startups raise large amounts of capital with meaningless metrics 1 0 1 Fundraising is distracting and can halt other operations in a startup 1 0 2 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 2 The amount a startup should raise depends on the startup's needs, not on the amount investors are willing to invest 1 0 2 Underestimating the amount you hope to raise sends useful signals to investors 1 0 2 It will be easier to raise money at a lower valuation 1 0 2 Even if there are still one or more founders focusing on the company during fundraising, growth will slow 1 0 2 It is possible to raise too much money in startup fundraising 1 0 2 Investors may pressure founders to stop raising money until they commit to them 1 0 2 Founders can't run large companies exactly as they did small ones 0 0 2