Founder Notes Fundraising & VC

  • Curated from Stir Advisors 22 September 2026

    Value under pressure, distressed paths

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    From Stir Advisors

    Distressed situations compress optionality. The founders and boards that recover value are those who diagnose early, communicate with lenders and stakeholders before default theatre, and choose a path with clear economics.

    Resolution is rarely a single instrument. It is a package, restructuring, fresh capital, asset solutions, or a controlled sale, sequenced so that going-concern value isn't destroyed by process delays.

    Quiet, early intervention compounds. Late heroics usually don't.

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