You can't point to funding at a later stage (everyone sees that something's a hit a pile on) and work back to say that those were the only founders who could pu

You can't point to funding at a later stage (everyone sees that something's a hit a pile on) and work back to say that those were the only founders who could pull that off. You can't prove a negative. You're saying, "Only a few seeds 'have what it takes'. Experienced gardeners see that and so they give those seeds water."