Hmmm. I'm in London but not closely involved with the "startup scene" (though I have a fledgling company that's doing ok). I suspect there's a certain amount of

Hmmm. I'm in London but not closely involved with the "startup scene" (though I have a fledgling company that's doing ok). I suspect there's a certain amount of cultural mismatch going on here. I moved here from nz over a decade ago and it took years before I understood the culture well enough to be credible in conversation. Arguably the culture I came from is closer to the uk than the states is. No doubt, some things are a bit rubbish - for example my old agency moved to "silicon roundabout" then had to pay an absolute fortune to get bespoke fibre put in - because it's not even available there. Maybe your experiences are genuinely indicative of the differences in possibilities but I don't hold it against people for not jumping on your idea with absolute enthusiasm. The onus is on you to prove that your idea has legs. Given some of the things that have been funds over the last few years, I think a little bit more scepticism might be healthy.