> Founders get the short end regardless, as a rule, with prominent exceptions. Only when they don't have a business generating real value and are never operati

> Founders get the short end regardless, as a rule, with prominent exceptions. Only when they don't have a business generating real value and are never operating on their own terms even far down the road. > The experience with VCs will vary enormously depending on whether yours is one of the few picked to succeed, If your business depends heavily on the additional resources that VCs provide (connections, advice, prestige, guaranteed follow on rounds, etc), rather than merely being an additionally booster, otherwise you shouldn't take the money. VC is rocket fuel for a company with a plan, it’s rarely the base ingredient to having a plan at all.