Most founders treat fundraising like a badge of honor. But after two exits, one VC-backed, one bootstrapped - I’ll tell you this: Money changes everything. Not always for the better. Here’s what happened: Business #1: - Accidentally raised $26M in college. - Grew to 300 employees. - Sold it, now known as HomeAdvisor. Business #2: - Bootstrapped with $5K. - Closed annual contracts for cash flow. - Scaled to $1M/month, all profit. - Sold for ~$30M. Two exits. Two wildly different playbooks. If you’re trying to decide how to build your business, you need to understand your tradeoffs. I’m now taking 1:1 calls on @Intro to help founders with: ✔️ Fundraising vs. bootstrapping ✔️ Capital-efficient growth ✔️ SaaS GTM and monetization ✔️ Building toward an exit Link to book is in the first comments.