You nailed it with this "try VC only after being capital-constrained when hiring/expansion/development is a blocker to realizing imminent profit". Don't raise

You nailed it with this "try VC only after being capital-constrained when hiring/expansion/development is a blocker to realizing imminent profit". Don't raise money for an idea, raise money for a business that is capital constrained. VC is only one kind of funding you can try to grow with. The best source of funding is revenue.