Not really difficult. In fact, I'd say pretty easy. Got five unicorns first try with the recommended founder.
There are a lot of things it makes out to be "really difficult decisions!!!" but... no? Don't fall for obvious traps, maintain ethics, don't cooperate with law enforcement, do the bare minimum to comply with "copyright," and you'll win every time.
It also tried to sell taking investment from a Big VC at the cost of losing more stake on the last fundraising round it forces you to undertake as something you'll regret if you do, but... why? The amount some VCs can take of a company per-dollar is inflated right now, and it's not like they have any valuable knowledge. The biggest one is by a guy who managed to get a few billion during the biggest bubble the industry's ever seen. What do you expect?
There are a lot of things it makes out to be "really difficult decisions!!!" but... no? Don't fall for obvious traps, maintain ethics, don't cooperate with law enforcement, do the bare minimum to comply with "copyright," and you'll win every time.
It also tried to sell taking investment from a Big VC at the cost of losing more stake on the last fundraising round it forces you to undertake as something you'll regret if you do, but... why? The amount some VCs can take of a company per-dollar is inflated right now, and it's not like they have any valuable knowledge. The biggest one is by a guy who managed to get a few billion during the biggest bubble the industry's ever seen. What do you expect?