While priced rounds are still a common method for raising funds, they typically occur later in a startup's lifecycle, often after initial fundraising through SAFEs or convertible notes.

Raising the next round of funding is often harder than founders anticipate, especially in a changing economic environment.

Raising from many investors can create momentum, but managing a large number of investors can be challenging, often referred to as a 'party round.'

The best time to raise money is when you don't need it; this shows investors that you have a strong opportunity and can attract more interest.

Party rounds are not scary as long as you have good investors who can sign paperwork quickly.

It's often harder to raise a small amount of money than a larger round because of the expectations that come with higher valuations.

Raising money from angel investors and achieving milestones shows your focus on rapid progress, which is favorable when seeking a priced round.

The easiest way to fundraise is to have a good metric that's growing; when I ran a startup that wasn't growing, I spoke to 140 investors and only got two angel checks, but now that I'm working on a growing startup, it took us one week to raise our seed round.

The traditional method of raising early money involved a Series A preferred stock financing, which was a lengthy and expensive process.