# Funded First

> Get Funded Before You Build. Strategies, templates, and playbooks for entrepreneurs who want funding before they launch.

## About

- [Blog](https://fundedfirst.com/blog): every article published by Funded First.
- [Sitemap](https://fundedfirst.com/sitemap.xml): machine-readable index of all URLs.

## Articles

- [A Single Retirement Number Is the Wrong Output](https://fundedfirst.com/blog/single-retirement-number-is-the-wrong-output) (2026-08-02): Free retirement calculators return one number. The arithmetic is fine — three of the inputs are not. Longevity, long-term care and sequence of returns are where the estimate actually breaks.
- [Should You Get Funded Before You Build?](https://fundedfirst.com/blog/get-funded-before-you-build) (2026-08-01): Building first feels safer and usually costs more. What funders actually need to see before there is a product — and why the order you choose decides how much of the company you keep.