[kstrauser]

> ideas only resonate if there are competitors who've raised $X million

Is there a tactful way to point out that this metric optimizes for niches that already have very successful competitors? Of course you can be a successful newcomer in an established niche, but that's probably not going to happen if you go into that field solely because someone else made money there.

[throwaway-blaze]

And just because they raised doesn't mean they're in a successful niche, just that they convinced people to write a check to invest...