If it is true that...

Fundraising is not what will make you successful, it's just a means to an end

Then it must be true that...

Fundraising is not what will make your company successful

If it is true that...

Listening to users complain about bugs in your software is what will make you successful

Then it must be true that...

Fundraising is not what will make your company successful

If it is true that...

Stop fundraising when it stops working

Then it must be true that...

Fundraising is not what will make your company successful

If it is true that...

A startup will be in a much stronger position if it can make it to profitability without raising any additional money

and

The real test of a startup's success is revenue, not fundraising

Then it must be true that...

Fundraising is not what will make your company successful

If it is true that...

Fundraising is not what will make your company successful

and

Listening to users complain about bugs in your software is what will make you successful

Then it must be true that...

Fundraising is not what will make you successful, it's just a means to an end