āValuation made me feel like I was winning. Now I realiseāI was setting myself up to lose.ā Thatās 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, theyāre pressuring him for unrealistic growth. Why? Because their LPs are pressuring them. He said, āHad I brought in the right investorsāthose who knew the gameāIād be building with peace, not panic.ā It hit me hard. As founders, we focus on product, team, GTM. But forget that investors are long-term partners. Raising money ā success. Raising right = compounding value. In my journey of working with 500+ founders, Iāve seen this often. Iāll keep sharing these real storiesāfor all of us to build better. Because funding is not the win. Funding right is. Whatās your take?
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