The most important consideration here is whether you want to take VC funding at all, or bootstrap as much as possible. There are many fine businesses that fall into the VC game, have undue pressure to hit hockey stick growth and hire too fast. If their strategic prospects are limited, you end up having to downsize and restart.

This essay changed my perspective https://sahillavingia.com/reflecting Not saying this model is right for you, but worth a consideration.