Maybe or maybe not. It depends on what you're trying to optimize for. One man's opportunity cost is another man's ability to weather a funding crisis that eli

Maybe or maybe not. It depends on what you're trying to optimize for. One man's opportunity cost is another man's ability to weather a funding crisis that eliminates his competitors and provides him with a large opportunity once the business cycle is back on the upswing. Equity means having control over your destiny, debt means the bankers decide your fate. Choose accordingly.