About startup funding and how investors evaluate early-stage founders. A lot of investors say they want to invest in startups, but sometimes it feels like they only want to see extreme traction, extreme growth, or a very obvious path to a huge outcome before they take the idea seriously. I understand investors need to manage risk. They are putting money into something uncertain, so of course they need strong signals. But I also wonder if this creates a problem for early founders. Sometimes a founder may have a meaningful idea, a real problem, and early signs that something is there but because it does not look massive or obvious yet, they start doubting themselves. They may think the idea is not good enough, when really it might just need more time, testing, and iteration. I’m curious how other founders think about this. If you’ve been building for a while: How do you keep going when investors or advisors don’t immediately see the potential?…