Dalton: I think too much optimism around thinking that because you raise some amount of money, whatever that is, is going to save you from things not working. "Just because you raise a bunch of money from important, famous people does not mean all problems no longer exist," he says.
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the qualities that make a founder overly optimistic or far too pessimistic about their startup. Where is the right middle ground?
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