So the best bands/musicians are their own best fans and agent? The best artists? No. That's silly.

But this is, for startup, obnoxious reality. Those who raise funding are not the ones with the best technology -- but instead the ones who play the "raising funds" game the best. Which is why you see businesses raise seed rounds and Series B rounds who simply have no reason for existence. Anyone outside of Silicon Valley rolls their eyes at them, while the next Google sits idle, unfunded.