Every single startup I've worked for, the founders admitted that there wasn't a ton of interest until one of the big ones was interested and then EVERYONE was.

Every single startup I've worked for, the founders admitted that there wasn't a ton of interest until one of the big ones was interested and then EVERYONE was. While its fine to just point to this as an example of social proof, you have to wonder how good these guys are at their jobs if they get much less information from their time with you than they do in finding out if someone else invested in you...