Chris Chan (EMBA, CPA)’s Post

The Journey: Balancing Vision, Value, and Velocity (4/6) ------------------ Is constant fundraising a sustainable way to build a business? 🤔🤔 For many startups, the cycle of continuous fundraising becomes an all-consuming focus, with raising capital often taking priority over building profitability and creating value. In Why Startups Fail, Tom Eisenmann warns that an overemphasis on fundraising can distract from developing a solid, sustainable business model. Kazuo Inamori’s philosophy offers a complementary perspective: he believed that businesses should prioritize internal value creation and long-term resilience. While fundraising can provide important resources for growth, it should never overshadow the core mission of building a strong foundation, serving society, and ensuring the well-being of employees. Are we, as an industry, too focused on raising money at the expense of creating real, lasting value? 🤔🤔 How might startups strike a balance between securing necessary funding and fostering sustainability from within? What are your thoughts on how fundraising shapes the startup ecosystem? Are there better ways to grow and thrive without becoming over-reliant on external capital? #Fundraising #StartupStrategy #Sustainability #ValueCreation #LongTermSuccess Ryan Poon, CFA, CAIA