Not like the plague, but it shouldn't be first priority. On that point, I think we're saying the same thing. I'd argue the end goals you mentioned can be harmf

Not like the plague, but it shouldn't be first priority. On that point, I think we're saying the same thing. I'd argue the end goals you mentioned can be harmful to the startup itself (not to mention the tech community), but that's a different debate. If your goals start smaller, you don't need funding in most cases.