"Now the same question seems to be coming from a position of customers trying to determine how much of a risk they're willing tolerate when doing business with VC-funded companies."
To be fair, this was one customer's question, not necessarily a trend.
The merits of taking VC are debatable. But I don't think we're at a point where potential customers broadly are skeptical of a funded startup. If nothing else, it means someone, somewhere has vetted you and thinks you can deliver.
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"Now the same question seems to be coming from a position of customers trying to determine how much of a risk they're willing tolerate when doing business with VC-funded companies."
To be fair, this was one customer's question, not necessarily a trend.
The merits of taking VC are debatable. But I don't think we're at a point where potential customers broadly are skeptical of a funded startup. If nothing else, it means someone, somewhere has vetted you and thinks you can deliver.
As a nuance: the VC thinks you can deliver to them. It's not necessarily the same thing as delivering to your clients.
There are merits, but one way to look at VC is as a predatory lending firm.