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That is the standard and anyone not in a firesale should expect that m

But the reason you raise is because you can turn each dollar into 1+ dollars of enterprise value.

If you raise and don't spend... You've accomplished nothing except throwing some money at lawyers.



Sure- the happy case with VC is that companies raise and spend the money to make more. The reality case is that many companies struggle to do that, and will burn a ton of money in the process, making the liquidation preference much more painful.


That's right. Raising money raises the stakes.

It raises the ceiling but also the floor.

Be careful of getting buried.




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