This chimes a lot with what I've seen, and indeed, what I do myself. I had a few friends plough hard-earned money into a really bad start-up idea (basically an

This chimes a lot with what I've seen, and indeed, what I do myself. I had a few friends plough hard-earned money into a really bad start-up idea (basically an inferior pay-walled Wikipedia), and instead of telling them what I really thought of it, I weaselled out saying something bland, non-committal and mildly supportive.