Raising a Series A before hitting $1M ARR is founder malpractice. You just gave away 20-30% of your company for vanity metrics instead of building actual leverage with traction.
Serial entrepreneur, AFoundery venture studio founder, angel investor, mentor, and public speaker. Harvard Business School alumnus. 20+ years building ventures across USA, Mexico, India & Nepal. 30+ startup investments via TheSeedFund.vc.
Raising a Series A before hitting $1M ARR is founder malpractice. You just gave away 20-30% of your company for vanity metrics instead of building actual leverage with traction.