> the idea that our success is guaranteed strictly because of the capital investment is honestly a bit insulting

Nobody but you has that idea. The article is a story about other companies who have maybe shown indications that some can "run amok" with an influx of capital, at the expense of all other stakeholders, including the user.

This article is not a story about you or the non-corporal entity you are birthing and even pretending for a minute that it is, is just silly.