It may be that, especially in the early days, "getting funding" is equated with "success", regardless of (or perhaps even in spite of) any actual results (produ

It may be that, especially in the early days, "getting funding" is equated with "success", regardless of (or perhaps even in spite of) any actual results (product shipped, customer count, revenue, product/service results, etc). At some point those results matter, but we still have this notion that getting funding (or just lots of revenue) is a direct indicator of actual success.