Conventional venture investment cherry-picks a few 'high-growth' opportunities, and then floods them with cash.

A lot of money can be a big distraction. Despite all that 'due diligence', many startups only amount to a few headlines and a high-octane burn rate.

We know that inventive business ideas don't always need massive initial investment to get off the ground.

In many cases, what's needed is simply active guidance, the right introductions and smaller, more frequent funding rounds.