There are a handful of talented individuals that are always going to do a better job. If you look at the amount of TV shows or movies, there's only a handful that rise to the top.
YouTube provides a unique opportunity for all musicians to market and promote their music and directly engage their fans.
In the Internet world, especially in Silicon Valley, everyone is at the ready all the time, and turnaround is relatively short, if not instant.
There's something very satisfying about creating a tactile product.
The telecom industry pretends like it's not getting paid.
Launch your product or service before you have funding. See how people respond to it before you have a PowerPoint and business plan - have something people can use, and go from there.