Depends how much you want to give up.

I have experience with both ends of the spectrum.

I raised $100k for my side project off of 10 slack and LinkedIn messages saying. “I would buy that if it existed”. I would NOT recommend this generally but I’m a marketing guy and had an idea in biotech that I could market but had no idea how to build.

On the other hand I helped a company I worked for get an exit by focusing on revenue and expected growth based on years of data.

If you can accomplish the basics of an MVP and good messaging I wouldn’t raise.

What problems are you facing that giving up 30%+ to VCs would solve?

Depends how much you want to give up.

I have experience with both ends of the spectrum.

I raised $100k for my side project off of 10 slack and LinkedIn messages saying. “I would buy that if it existed”. I would NOT recommend this generally but I’m a marketing guy and had an idea in biotech that I could market but had no idea how to build.

On the other hand I helped a company I worked for get an exit by focusing on revenue and expected growth based on years of data.

If you can accomplish the basics of an MVP and good messaging I wouldn’t raise.

What problems are you facing that giving up 30%+ to VCs would solve?