Of course the questions are important. My only point is that the idea itself seems to resonate really well with the voters on HN, since the questions jump to ex

Of course the questions are important. My only point is that the idea itself seems to resonate really well with the voters on HN, since the questions jump to execution related questions and bypass idea validation questions. > first experience the team has with building or maintaining data stores then I would definitely not invest. To that point, while admittedly I don't know enough about building and maintaining data stores, I think it is a mistake to pass on founders because they lack the experience needed to know what they are up against. Often it is that very quality of being too naive to know what they are up against that allows them to take on a massive project and completely change the world or disrupt an industry. I think the questions are fair and important to answer, I just think that great things are done all the time by people who have no clue what they are doing or up against going into the challenge...as long as they have the perseverance and resourcefulness to deal with whatever gets thrown at them, I would bet on them.