When Capital Doesn’t Equal Value
We live in a time where raising money has become its own badge of honor. A startup closes a funding round, and headlines treat it like a victory. But just because something can raise capital, does that mean it has actual value?
Too often, capital is a proxy for hype. Investors bet on potential returns, not necessarily on whether something solves a problem or creates genuine impact. That disconnect is how we end up with billion-dollar valuations for apps that vanish in two years, or products that solve problems nobody really has.
Value is trickier to measure. It’s not just about financial return. It’s about whether something improves lives, builds community, sustains itself without endless injections of cash. Raising capital might be the loud announcement, but delivering value is the quiet work that happens after the confetti clears.