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Here is the problem with venture capital: A lot of startups think they should be VC-funded, but are fundamentally not set up for it.

When you raise venture capital, the simple and common assumption is that your company needs to grow 10x in its valuation over a 5–7 year time frame.

Most companies (and interestingly a lot of companies which participate in incubators, accelerators and some who subsequently raise VC money) have no real path to this level of growth.