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Early capital is expensive capital.
"There is no more expensive capital than the first time you raise." At this stage, your company faces the greatest challenges: immature technology, a small IP portfolio, and high risk. This often means parting with significant equity for relatively modest funding.
!["What's worth doing even if I fail?"](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6644578a723a5d41de4dd9b6/1717474671467-1HO5IAQ9TOS2C88GGD6A/1707696764845.jpg)
"What's worth doing even if I fail?"
"What's worth doing even if I fail?" This question isn't about the fear of failure; it's about the courage to embrace our mission so passionately that we're compelled to act, regardless of the outcome 💪. It's a call to lean into vulnerability, to believe in ourselves and our purpose, so deeply that we dare to step into the arena, even when the risk of failure looms large.