If it is true that...

Fundraising is hard because it's intrinsically difficult to convince people to part with large sums of money

and

The behavior of investors is often opaque to founders

Then it must be true that...

Fundraising is distracting and can halt other operations in a startup

If it is true that...

Fundraising is hard because it's intrinsically difficult to convince people to part with large sums of money

Then it must be true that...

Fundraising is distracting and can halt other operations in a startup