# Would More Money Kill Your Business with Yarin Gaon (stage 4)  - Ep. 401

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Podcast: [The Start, Scale & Succeed Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-start-scale-succeed-podcast-5607950)
Published: 2026-06-09T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.scalearchitects.com/secrets/401-would-more-money-kill-your-business-with-yarin-gaon
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Duration seconds: 991

## Resource

In this insightful episode, Yarin Gaon, Founder of Fractional Partners, shares why outside capital often destroys more value than it creates for stage 4 founders. If you're generating more revenue but watching profits shrink, feeling overwhelmed by complexity, and tempted to raise money to fix it, you won't want to miss it. You will discover: - Why giving capital to an unclear business model is more likely to destroy value than create it - How to shift from growth by addition to growth by subtraction to tighten your core engine - What it takes to identify your most profitable 20% before scaling with outside capital This episode is ideal for for Founders, Owners, and CEOs in stage 4 of The Founder's Evolution. Not sure which stage you're in? Find out for free in less than 10 minutes at https://www.scalearchitects.com/founders/quiz Yarin Gaon is an entrepreneur-turned-investor with a proven track record of founding, scaling, and exiting companies. He launched his first company at age 14 and went on to build Israel’s largest e-commerce platform for military goods, which he later sold before relocating to the U.S. He also served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at a venture capital firm, where he specialized in turning around distressed startups. With an MBA from Tel Aviv University (and time spent at Kellogg School of Management), Yarin now helps growing companies mature into strong, cash-flowing assets. Yarin has mentored over 400 businesses through SCORE and the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center. Want to learn more about Yarin Gaon's work at Fractional Partners? Check out his website at https://www.fractional.partners/ Connect with Yarin through his LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaringaon/ Mentioned in this episode: Take the Founder's Evolution Quiz Today I…

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