Don't blow VC money on Times Square ads or investors will come knocking

really understand the customer problem, and and, like, really get close to them and, you know, don't try and scale too early.

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really understand the customer problem, and and, like, really get close to them and, you know, don't try and scale too early. Make sure you get really,

like you actually have genuine advantage in the market once you start to press on the gas. So if I am if I am if I take your money and I blow it on ads on on on on Times Square, you're gonna be mad at me. Right?

I would say,

Yeah. I'd I'd be annoyed about that. Yeah. Probably. At the stage we're investing it. Yeah. You might have a laugh about it. But Yeah. I mean, I I mean, once the money's gone, it's gone, bro. Like, they start start coming back.

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Manny Medina warns founders against scaling too early with investor money, emphasizing the need to understand customer problems and establish genuine market advantage before pressing the gas. He uses the humorous example of wasting funds on Times Square advertising to illustrate how quickly misallocated capital can lead to investor frustration.

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Provides actionable advice about responsible capital deployment with a memorable, relatable example that founders can easily understand and apply.

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