I get what you mean when you say you are reluctant to get funding for unsure ideas until they are tested. I'm afraid, even with someone else's money, to bark u

I get what you mean when you say you are reluctant to get funding for unsure ideas until they are tested. I'm afraid, even with someone else's money, to bark up the wrong tree. My startup is going through an incubator now, and one of the biggest things I've seen is that fear of failure motivating rather than limiting. I'm more willing to pivot and change because even though we are still calling the shots, we've got to look our angels in the eye and tell them it's a good idea. Bootstrapping is great if you can do it. So is building a startup while working a full time job. But like quitting the daytime job, receiving funding helps to kick you into action.