As a semi-finalist last year, I too had a similar experience with the judging, however after getting feedback from those that completed the surveys, MassChallen

As a semi-finalist last year, I too had a similar experience with the judging, however after getting feedback from those that completed the surveys, MassChallenge hired software entrepreneur Karl Buttner, who also served as a mentor last year, as Chief Mentorship Officer. He's helping to combat cases like ours, and improve the judging/mentorship experience. I think he's even somewhere on this comment thread...