So here's question for the HN crowd. What if someone advised you to "not look for funding" for your startup because "there is a bubble and when it pops you will be screwed"?
That was my response too when someone made the statement to me.
The only downside I could think of would be the possibility that additional funding may be more difficult to get after a "pop" (unless you have a profitable business of course). That in turn could mean that growth of a startup would slow without additional capital for marketing and hiring.