Only if they have read all and not just some of your essays and groked them. In the country where I live the startup scene is terrible - only buzzwords thrown

Only if they have read all and not just some of your essays and groked them. In the country where I live the startup scene is terrible - only buzzwords thrown from all sides and no substance at all. Engineers in startups expecting salaries and benefits of a big company but with nothing from the downsides. In this situation the guys with the hard cash hold a lot of influence.