Ask HN: Founders who raised money, what do you wish you had spent it on?

Make something people want. That's it.

If you spend money on anything else, you're wasting your money.

Seed/ Initial round- make sure you are getting money from the investors who believe in your business idea, else its becomes an distraction

Your focus should be having 1) product ready for market 2) market startegy 3) Sales/ Sales - Get the customer pipeline ready. This is market validation and revenue -

Not for every instance, but at least once, I wish I had given the money right back.

Don't hire without product-market fit, make sure to have enough runway to find it.