[theyoungceo]

This is as thorny a discussion as which language is the best one. And the ultimate answer is in the same vein: it depends, but the decision should always be driven by the customer. My company had revenue from month 2 and won a $100K business plan because of value we brought to customers. I still looked into raising money, but at the end of the day I reminded myself what I had always thought: I don't need to raise money, and changes that would make existing customers less pleased were on the way if I did. The company is growing fast and customers love it because we concentrated on them and ignored the startup hoopla when it conflicted with bringing value to customers. Ultimately, you should raise money if you think it is in your _customers'_ best interests.