There’s so much debate on social media and elsewhere on bootstrapped vs VC.  Bootstrapped you maintain control, and the unit economics.  But many see it as so much harder.  And it’s almost always longer.  VC can let you go faster, but it can become an addiction.  And the dilution all-in generally ends up being 60%-70% by the time you approach an IPO. The debate misses a simple, clear Third Way:  Just Raise One Round. A few folks that have done this, more or less: Klaviyo.  Now worth $8 Billion, ...