This really only works if you're initially profitable. If you're growth hacking and need to lean on VC money to get to some critical inflection point of profita

This really only works if you're initially profitable. If you're growth hacking and need to lean on VC money to get to some critical inflection point of profitability, you'll never get there because VCs heavily favor duos. It makes sense, too. They don't want to leave their investment in the hands of one individual, a single point of failure.