// Don’t Raise If… (Post 5 of 5)

Don’t raise if your goal is stability, not scale.

If your dream is to create a profitable, sustainable business that will support you and your team for years to come, you don’t need investors.

Because raising means:

* Fast growth

* Big targets

* A path to exit

* Pressure to return 10x or more

VCs and angels aren’t funding your freedom.

They’re funding your acceleration.

There’s nothing wrong with building a steady, meaningful, cash-flowing business.

But investors aren’t signing up for a slow and steady return.

If your version of success is consistency, ownership, and control, you’re already winning.

Fundraising is a means to an end.

Be sure that’s the end you actually want.