Raising too much money can be Dangerous: A Why Design Guide to Fundraising and Investment

S4E13 - Raising too much money can be Dangerous: A Why Design Guide to Fundraising and Investment

Published: September 23, 2026

Duration: 37:46

What does two million pounds actually buy a hardware founder, and what does it cost?

This compilation pulls together nine Season 4 guests, founders, owners and senior leaders building physical products, on the money side of the business they don't usually put in the pitch deck: the near miss on running out of cash, the grant that only exists for companies younger than theirs, the licence that handed away creative control, and the acquisition or private ownership that bought speed a round never could.

No trailer, no host narration in this cut. Just nine guests, in...