Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company

Re:Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company by Alex3917 on Sunday July 09, 2023 @01:01PM (#36656221)

> But in terms of total # of employees, total $ of turnover and profits I would expect it to be the reverse.

In general, the less money that startups raise, the better their returns:

There are a number of reasons for this, a big one being that marginal revenue is always the least profitable:

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Re:Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company by dash2 on Sunday July 09, 2023 @01:17PM (#36656398)

This is fully compatible with the OP's point. They mentioned total $. Returns are percentages.

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Re:Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company by DeathArrow on Sunday July 09, 2023 @04:05PM (#36658331)

The revenue can be 0. As long as the shares are worth a lot, you are still a very rich person.

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