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𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. Most founders think they need money. Marc says what they really need… is 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐂 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫.” Because capital just keeps the lights on. 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿: • Getting access to top customers • Hiring world-class talent • Being taken seriously (even without fame) • Raising future rounds • Surviving regulators, media & drama Marc calls it: “𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐧.” Until your brand stands tall, you borrow your VC’s. So next time you raise, don’t just chase valuation. 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗩𝗖𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿.