🇩🇰 Denmark · 🚀 Business · 40-49

I took investment I did not need

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What happened

We were profitable and small. I raised €400,000 because it felt like the next step, then spent two years chasing growth targets that destroyed the thing that was working.

What it cost me

€400,000

Time lost

2 years

Emotional cost

Regretful

What I learned

Money changes what your company is for. Only raise it when you know exactly what it buys.

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