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#85: Moz Founder Rand Fishkin Reveals the Pains of VC Funding and an Alternative Funding Approach

Practical Founders Podcast

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The Harsh Realities of Venture Capital Funding in Startups

This chapter explores the challenges presented by VC funding, touching on the pressures to grow exponentially, disparities in incentives between founders and VCs, and the negative impacts on employees and innovation. It advocates for a return to the essence of entrepreneurship focused on customer satisfaction and innovation over investor needs.

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