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About Blog - Lauren PearlLet's say you're running a race.One person runs as fast as they possibly can. They burn out before the race is over.One person runs slow and steady. They finish eventually, but they can't win.And you run the perfect race: You run as quickly as you can sustain for the length of the raise, and collapse at the finish.Who's running the race correctly?You are, obviously!But now let's change the game.You all run at the same paces as beforeBut then something changes...Unexpectedly, there's a car crash and the finish line must be moved!But to make it fair, they won't tell any of the racers where it's been moved to. You all need to find it yourselves.Now who will win the race?I tell this story to illustrate a fallacy I see happening in the startup market around fundraising.This toggling of advice, between telling folks to swing for the fences one moment,And then an amnesiac chiding months…
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