Here's a move from the venture capital playbook that tends to punch entrepreneurs in the gut:
Investors give your startup a bunch of money to scale, they expect you to hire seasoned people for critical roles, then they start asking why your burn rate is so high.
The next thing that happens is a strongly implied suggestion to "trim the fat." Then things get dark while you figure out how to cut people without killing both productivity and morale, which, spoiler alert, you can't.
