Whether it's marshaling the resources to start or securing cash to fuel growth, funding a business is hard, messy, and less fun than it looks on TV.  The complexity isn’t just in finding money. It’s navigating all that comes with it.  The costs, consequences, and contortions of taking on outside capital can leave even the best founders tied up in knots. In this episode, we unpack how these “pretzel problems” get made and the consequences that come with them.