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8 Questions to Help Decide if You Should be Raising Money Now

Both Sides of the Table

You’re offered a $9 million pre-money to raise $3 million (e.g. 5 million raised at a $9 million pre-money valuation or 35.7% dilution), I would personally probably avoid the extra money because as an entrepreneur the dilution would put me out of my confort zone. 25% dilution).

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Vulture Capital: Why Early Stage VC Could Kill Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

Focus on Product Development First. We prioritized validation from our customers by listening carefully to what our customers wanted and focusing on early-stage product development. During the ten years we spent as a self-funded company, we worked tirelessly on product development. It certainly was for us.