Seriously Don’t Do That™
Seriously Don’t Do That™ is a weekly show for founders making high-stakes growth decisions and trying not to learn the hard way.
Each episode focuses on one specific mistake founders make under pressure: U.S. market entry assumptions, emotional beachhead choices, premature sales hires, ICP chaos, compliance blind spots, broken pipelines, and board-level credibility gaps.
Hosted by Dan Griffith, the show brings pattern recognition from real founder situations across healthcare, fintech, insurance, and other regulated or institutionally complex markets. Guest episodes validate the reality. Dan explains what actually went wrong and what to do instead.
This isn’t hustle content. It’s not tactics without context. And it’s not agency advice.If growth feels harder than it should… you’re probably right.
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Seriously Don’t Do That™
Seriously, Don't Raise Venture Capital Until You Know Your Real Options
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Seriously, Don’t Raise Venture Capital Until You Know Your Real Options”
Too many founders default to VC funding without understanding the full menu of capital options — and it costs them equity, control, and leverage.
In this LinkedIn Live, Dan Griffith sat down with Sarah Willett, a senior healthcare banking advisor with 35+ years of experience, to unpack smarter capital strategies for growth-stage founders.
💡 Key Takeaways:
- The most common mistake founders make under cash pressure
- How revenue-based financing and asset-backed lending really work in healthcare
- When family offices offer better terms than traditional VCs
- What metrics and operational readiness lenders care about most
- A founder-ready capital readiness checklist you can start today
- How to keep founder control while still raising meaningful capital
- Real examples of companies that skipped VC — and won
💬 “Capital is a tool. Not all tools are screwdrivers.”
