Raising capital is not foolish, doing so without reason is.
Nothing wrong with bootstrapping, but unless you and your partners publicly commit to not doing it and promise to leave without any compensation of any kind if you do raise capital - it is what it is to say you'll never do so, and to be honest, it would foolish to do so.
Nothing wrong with bootstrapping, but unless you and your partners publicly commit to not doing it and promise to leave without any compensation of any kind if you do raise capital - it is what it is to say you'll never do so, and to be honest, it would foolish to do so.