Kind of reminds me of visiting photo gear forums. People get into crazy discussions about megapixels, resolution, dynamic range, shot noise, and everything but

Kind of reminds me of visiting photo gear forums. People get into crazy discussions about megapixels, resolution, dynamic range, shot noise, and everything but actually taking pictures. "Pixel peeping" is a far cry from using the gear for its intended purpose. Fundraising is like a camera, it's a tool, a means to accomplish something. A great photographer can do amazing things with a cheap camera. Achievement is measured only by the images produced, not the gear used in making them. Analogously "progress" is measured by what an enterprise produces, not how much money was raised. In short, having tools is not the same as using them, especially using them well. IOW having tools is a necessary, but not sufficient condition of making progress.