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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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