First employees have an excellent vantage point to the growth of the company, and are bound to learn tons about running a company. I would gladly raise from so

First employees have an excellent vantage point to the growth of the company, and are bound to learn tons about running a company. I would gladly raise from someone who's gone through the gauntlet, as opposed to someone who won the birth lottery and is investing money from the bank of mom and dad.