> Why not just build it and then show people how much better it is? In my experience you can't build anything great without the help of a community. Or, in ot

> Why not just build it and then show people how much better it is? In my experience you can't build anything great without the help of a community. Or, in other words, it takes a village. And you want to find people who are interested, willing to put skin in the game. You want to filter out critics and tire kickers as soon as possible. You want to find builders. The $50K is an arbitrary constraint to organize that village. The money isn't the goal, the community is.