$2M seed at 20% dilution means every $100k burned costs 1% of your company
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-29
A viral founder takeaway: at a $2M seed with 20% dilution, every $100k you spend on things that don't move revenue effectively gives away 1% of your company. The author argues founders would think about spend very differently if they ran this math out loud.
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