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Chirag

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โ€œValuation made me feel like I was winning. Now I realiseโ€”I was setting myself up to lose.โ€ Thatโ€™s what a founder friend told me last week. He built a great brand. Strong traction. Big valuation. But the investors he brought in? Flashy money with no understanding of the space. Now, theyโ€™re pressuring him for unrealistic growth. Why? Because their LPs are pressuring them. He said, โ€œHad I brought in the right investorsโ€”those who knew the gameโ€”Iโ€™d be building with peace, not panic.โ€ It hit me hard. As founders, we focus on product, team, GTM. But forget that investors are long-term partners. Raising money โ‰  success. Raising right = compounding value. In my journey of working with 500+ founders, Iโ€™ve seen this often. Iโ€™ll keep sharing these real storiesโ€”for all of us to build better. Because funding is not the win. Funding right is. Whatโ€™s your take?

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