> VC money really seems like the beginning of the end. For a lot of businesses, raising VC money is a mistake because rapid growth just isn't the right strateg

> VC money really seems like the beginning of the end. For a lot of businesses, raising VC money is a mistake because rapid growth just isn't the right strategy. VC is expensive - you give up a lot of equity every round and are betting that your ever shrinking slice will be bigger because the whole pie grew faster. That is a very tough target to hit.