Back to money flows I think - if your business has significant venture backing then your view about it is correct. The driving force in the business will be to

Back to money flows I think - if your business has significant venture backing then your view about it is correct. The driving force in the business will be to satisfy the investors, not the early customers. Many businesses are not like this though - they start out as a consultancy gig gone good and then scale up from there. Investment comes from a workable functioning business in these cases. A new investor isn't going to be hugely interested in "vision" but much more in "the business" - what is the potential for selling more of the same?