What does this round cost if the next one comes sooner than planned?
Think beyond today’s dilution to the capital you may need later.
The money
you raise has a price.
A book about the hidden cost of venture capital. An Index where founders and investors can discover each other with clearer context.
What Venture Capital Doesn’t Tell Founders / Aditya PS
The capital question
The bookAditya PS
A cheque is
never just a cheque.
Venture capital can accelerate a company. It can also change its incentives, narrow its options, and shift who gets to decide what happens next.
The Most Expensive Money on Earth asks founders to look beyond the headline valuation and understand the full bargain before they sign.
Get book updates
What Venture Capital Doesn’t Tell Founders · Aditya PS
The Most Expensive Money on Earth in motion
Before the term sheetQuestions worth asking
Know what the
money asks back.
The obvious number is the amount raised. The consequential questions sit in the terms, the expectations, and the relationship that follows.
Which decisions will no longer be yours alone?
Read governance rights as carefully as the valuation on the first page.
What happens when your timeline and your investor’s diverge?
The most useful reference call may be with a founder who faced a hard year.
The IndexDiscover · Diligence · Connect
The Diligence
Index.
Better context on both sides of the table.
Concise, structured feedback on founders and investors, alongside startup profiles, portfolios, performance, and updates. Find the context that matters before making a connection.
Get Index updatesFind capital with context.
Explore investor profiles, portfolios, decision patterns, performance, and updates. Discover relevant investors and connect on more informed terms.
See the company behind the pitch.
Discover startup deal flow, founder profiles, company progress, and portfolio links. Find fit and start better conversations.
Investor diligence
What is the investor’s process, decision speed, and behavior when plans change?
Experience, terms, support, and founder references.Know the people behind the capital
PodcastFounders × Investors
The conversations
behind the capital.
Founders and investors in candid conversation about venture capital, money, and the decisions that shape companies.
Get podcast updates
Know the game.
Keep your leverage.
Get news about the book and the Diligence Index for founders and investors.