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Someone else's money, granted on the condition you make it bigger.
means The capital raised or allocated to keep a venture, project, or organization alive and growing.
from From the Latin fundus, meaning bottom or base — the same root as foundation; money is literally the ground a project stands on.
Sweet poisonRaising it dilutes your ownership every single round.
Public rootsGovernment bonds were called 'the funds' in 1700s Britain.
Not revenueFunding is fuel; customers paying is the engine.