[freediver]

Not sure if the advice from the article is applicable (paraphrasing: "if too much, quit". By that time you are in too many obligations to too many people). Here is different advice instead.

Do not raise VC money if you can. Bootstrap and enjoy the process of building and discovery even if it ends up being a smaller thing. As Shatner says, at the end it all does not matter. Stay independent, stay free, stay focused and stay true to yourself.

[freediver]

Edit: Bootstrapping does not need to be a "smaller thing" necessarily. Last time I bootstrapped something it ended as an 8 digit acquisition (of which I owned 100%). It is the same outcome as a 9 digit acquisition where you own a single digit equity percentage.

Not to mention the lack of any depression because the process is by definition focused on yourself and your capabilities. You pace it any way you want. You make it as challenging as you want it to be.