Venture capital can be the driver behind the early demise of a company. Investor goals are rarely, if ever, fully aligned with founder or even company goals. I

Venture capital can be the driver behind the early demise of a company. Investor goals are rarely, if ever, fully aligned with founder or even company goals. In the end, VC money seems to benefit very few startups - - and now, even fund investors. I say this as a former wannabe who was forced to bootstrap a SaaS company because I couldn't raise a round. It's been wild to see companies in my space that did raise money and are either no longer in business, were forced to pivot to a business investors liked better, or forced to sell (acquihire) because the pressure from the money they took on.