Not being in a position / deciding not to raise money has helped me immensely. It's also been hard. A little bit of raising money is "getting out" of work...

Not being in a position / deciding not to raise money has helped me immensely. It's also been hard. A little bit of raising money is "getting out" of work... you raise money to feel good and successful, but the work of the startup still isn't done. I've had to bear the full burden. If I would have raised, it would have muddied the waters. I would have 10 different priorities, other than writing the software.