I applaud Danielle for writing this piece, but it should be really obvious to any startup founder. If you're not growing in any important metric: change course.

I applaud Danielle for writing this piece, but it should be really obvious to any startup founder. If you're not growing in any important metric: change course. It's not rocket science. The problem with raising money too early is that it's an excuse to flounder for longer. You won't have this issue as a startup if you start off by bootstrapping yourselves.