The absolute worst thing about going to events where a bunch of people pitch is just how <i>awful</i> most startup ideas are. Not awful in the too-crazy-to-work sense (like Uber or AirBnB), but awful in the entering-a-crowded-market-with-a-very-timid-idea sense. Things with no reasonable path to monetization.<p>The opposite of pg&#x27;s &quot;frighteningly ambitious&quot; is &quot;unfrighteningly unambitious&quot;. There are too many startups out there that won&#x27;t scare anyone - <i>especially</i> their founders.