// Don’t Raise If… (Post 1 of 5)

Scalable means your revenue can grow faster than your costs.

It means the business works without you doing every job.

It means each sale doesn’t require a person.

If your model looks like:

☝️High-touch services

👨‍💼Manual onboarding

🖼️Custom work for every client

🧑‍🧒‍🧒Headcount growing with revenue

…it’s not scalable.

And that means it’s not venture-backable.

Investors fund:

💾Software over services

📑Systems over people

📈Growth that compounds without more effort

You can have a great business without raising a dime.

But VC money is fuel on the fire.

If there’s no logs, matches, or a spark, there’s nothing to pour it onto.