Honestly, if you told me that, I'd want to know more; it would not be a black mark (or even grey). I'd consider that to be a high marker for initiative and hack

Honestly, if you told me that, I'd want to know more; it would not be a black mark (or even grey). I'd consider that to be a high marker for initiative and hackerishness. I would, however, be concerned that you'd take off as soon as you found a VC to buy into your idea and give you a few years of runway. So you'd have to alleviate that concern (within reason, of course).