Startups | Entrepreneurs | VCs🦄 on Instagram: "Michael Seibel is right because most Silicon Valley investors are pattern matchers under time pressure. They are not underwriting vision in a vacuum. They are underwriting momentum. Growth signals demand, speed, and execution all at once. It reduces perceived risk and creates fear of missing out. Traction turns a story into evidence and a pitch into a process already working. Investors assume great teams will figure out problems if growth is compou