Why You (Yes, YOU) Shouldn’t Raise Money For Your Business

Over the years I’ve had hundreds of discussions with entrepreneurs about raising money.  It’s a conversation I still have a few times a week with founders everywhere.  As the press continues to report daily about company X getting funded to the tune of millions, my conversations about the same have gotten even more frequent.  I’m writing this post so that I can refer most of the entrepreneurs I talk with to a place where my thoughts reside on raising money for their business.  Maybe the title gave this away already, but if you received a link to this post from me, it means I don’t think you should raise money for your business.  Perhaps some others will agree with me and point you here as well.  Either way, here are the reasons why, in no particular order, you shouldn’t try to raise money.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexlawrence/2012/07/23/why-you-yes-you-shouldnt-raise-money/