Did raising funds help or hurt your startup focus?

I’ve heard both sides:

Funding gives breathing room, faster hires, more momentum.

Funding adds pressure, shifts focus from product to pitching, and sometimes pushes founders off-course.

For those who’ve raised (or decided not to):

Did it actually accelerate your growth?

Or do you wish you’d bootstrapped longer?

Curious to hear real stories - what worked, what backfired.