Bootstrap or Raise Funding? A framework for your startup

Founders are often confused whether to bootstrap or raise funding.

First of all, there is no right or wrong answers here.

"Whatever floats your boat" is a generic (and most useful) advice (!), but there has to be a better framework for founders to make a well-informed decision.

At scale (say $100mn+ revenue or Series D onwards), startups are all about 2 t…