For short term oriented VC funded startup any professional who likes to err on the side of caution is immediately looked upon as a corrupt actor hindering progress for personal gain.
You can just look at this from the outside w/o any startup's opinions: Why are some products and services' costs growthing faster and out of lockset with the rest of the economy. Some example niches come to mind: college textbooks, college tuition, specialty medical costs.
No one on the outside has to opine -- you can just look at the prices for some of these and know there are abnormal market forces at work.
