But really. Did these entrepreneurs really understand what they were building at the time? Is it the case that these people articulated the best case for thei

But really. Did these entrepreneurs really understand what they were building at the time? Is it the case that these people articulated the best case for their products and businesses when Dustin saw introduced to these projects in their infancy? Developing a product, and the right pitch is an evolutionary process, and it may just very well be the case that Dustin encountered them too early. He may very well be at fault for thinking these ideas were stupid at the time, but then again he might very well not be. Being introduced to a work in progress is always a negotiation. Asking the right questions is part of it, and on the flip side, having an interlocutor who has some sense of how to answer your questions. Also, some ideas are just stupid.