Startups aren't supposed to be "venture scale" when they launch. (I don't know what "venture scale" means, but it sounds big.) They're supposed to make something that at least a few people want, and then iterate.

just keep in mind you weren't in the pitch room. I'm old enough now to realize that not everything we see in public is the full story.

It may be all a pipe dream and not pan out, but I bet they pitched a path to more broader optionality. That's all you really need, momentum and optionality.

Right? There are at least 3 years that I don't get impressed by any Launch HN.