As others have mentioned, your final statement has the implication you need to fundraise from a VC to start a company. I'd reframe it to being "your job as a CE

As others have mentioned, your final statement has the implication you need to fundraise from a VC to start a company. I'd reframe it to being "your job as a CEO is to ensure you're adequately funded". If that entails going to VCs, that's your job, If it's meeting bank managers for a standard loan, that's your job. If it's building or bootstrapping to gen revenue, that's your job. I agree with your initial point though, this process (making sure there's cash in the bank to execute on the vision) is essentially part of the CEO's role, but most articles on the topic see it as being something different.