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Abhinav Mudaliar

More interested in d... • 21d

Funding is not validation. Revenue is. Many founders assume product–market fit before testing it. The idea feels strong, early conversations are encouraging, and fundraising becomes the next milestone. But capital doesn’t validate assumptions. It amplifies them. Interest is not intent. Intent is not payment. Payment is validation. The “boring” work — testing willingness to pay, refining pricing, facing objections, adjusting positioning — is often skipped. Early revenue, even small revenue, does more than bring cash flow. It proves value is perceived and exposes real-world friction. Funding should accelerate a working structure, not finance an untested hypothesis. Sequence matters: Test. Structure. Scale.

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