Fundraising should not be the primary focus; instead, founders should concentrate on building their product and engaging with users. Money is just a tool to help grow the business, not the end goal.

Successful founders focus on their product, customers, revenue, and team, rather than getting distracted by the noise in the startup ecosystem, such as fundraising news and social media chatter.

Focus on building a great product that customers love, as this is more important than over-optimizing your fundraising efforts.

In the early stages of a startup, avoid business development deals as they can be distractions without a solid product.

Founders should avoid distractions and prioritize whether people are buying their product and at what scale.

Many founders mistakenly believe they are being productive by engaging with startup discussions, but this often leads to no real progress in building their product.

I encourage founders to reduce their media consumption, especially regarding fundraising, and to concentrate more on building and creating their products.

In the early stages of fundraising, it's common for the entire team to focus on raising funds, which can slow down company operations, so it's important to balance fundraising with maintaining business growth.

The most important aspect of fundraising is to get it done so you can focus on building your company.