How much should you raise for your startup? | a16z Entrepreneurship Advice

How much money should you raise for your startup? Should you fundraise out of the gate or try to bootstrap the company to start? How do you think about your investors as part of your company strategy, rather than just as a source of cash? a16z General Partner Andrew Chen (@andrewchen) and serial entrepreneur Justin Kan (@justinkan) dive into these questions. Justin has founded several companies, including Twitch (sold to Amazon) and now Atrium, a software-powered law firm. This clip is part of a16z Entrepreneurship Advice, a series of mini-lessons on how to start, build, and scale startups. To watch the full interview with Justin Kan, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Cbav_Dt2s Want to learn more about entrepreneurship and the future of tech? Subscribe to the a16z YouTube channel for more videos on how to build a company. *** The views expressed here are those of the individual AH Capital Management, L.L.C. (“a16z”) personnel quoted and are not the views of a16z or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources, including from portfolio companies of funds managed by a16z. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, a16z has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investors or prospective investors, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by a16z. (An offering to i