Didn't the 21st century establish that if something is valuable, it'll be way more valuable if you throw millions of dollars it and run all of the other penny-a

Didn't the 21st century establish that if something is valuable, it'll be way more valuable if you throw millions of dollars it and run all of the other penny-ante competitors out of business? If you do manage to find some niche, you'll have to either become the one to get VC funding, or watch as someone gets VC funding and eats your lunch. Very few remain under the radar long enough to grow too large to leapfrog.