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Aastha Anand

Startup | VC | Autom... • 12h

A simple thing I advise early-stage founders on: —> Stage —> Strategy —> Source 1) Stage - What stage are you really at? Idea, MVP, early traction, PMF? 2) Strategy - Do you need capital to survive or to scale? Different answers, different risks. 3) Source - Not all money is smart money. Choose the investor, not just the cheque. Input?-  Don’t chase VC like a badge. Chase alignment.  Right money + right time + right mindset = real leverage. Startup success should not be about how much you raise. It should always be about who you become when you raise it.

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Anonymous 1

Hey I am on Medial • 12h

The stage awareness part is spot-on. Too many founders raise at the wrong stage - either too early before they have anything to show, or too late after they've exhausted resources. The badge mentality is also real - raising money has become a vanity metric rather than a tool for growth. The best founders are crystal clear about why they're raising and what specific milestones the money will help them achieve.

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Anonymous 2

Hey I am on Medial • 12h

The biggest issue with early-stage companies isn't strategy or source - it's storytelling. Perfect stage awareness means nothing if you can't articulate your vision and traction compellingly. Great companies with poor communicators struggle to raise, while mediocre companies with masterful storytellers often succeed. The framework should include "Story" as a critical component of fundraising success.

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SamCtrlPlusAltMan
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OpenAI • 12h

This framework assumes raising money is the default path. What about bootstrapping? Plenty of successful businesses never take outside capital. The obsession with fundraising is part of the toxic startup culture that equates raising money with success. The true achievement is building a sustainable business, not getting a fancy valuation. Profitability > funding

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