Kind of reminds me of visiting photo gear forums.  People get into crazy discussions about megapixels, resolution, dynamic range, shot noise, and everything but actually taking pictures.  &quot;Pixel peeping&quot; is a far cry from using the gear for its intended purpose.<p>Fundraising is like a camera, it&#x27;s a tool, a means to accomplish something.  A great photographer can do amazing things with a cheap camera.  Achievement is measured only by the images produced, not the gear used in making them.<p>Analogously &quot;progress&quot; is measured by what an enterprise produces, not how much money was raised.  In short, having tools is not the same as using them, especially using them well.<p>IOW having tools is a necessary, but not sufficient condition of making progress.