Unfortunately, there have been plenty of rugs on the hive; some are made of 200k USD from hivers.

Its a thing of the past. When it comes to grant approval or anything related to the DHF rugs arent a thing here simply due to the reputation aspect.

I know Femi is working on a pitch deck and has meetings lined up with investors. Grandiose ideas need money. In this case, it doesn't have to be from DHF, but no one on the hive should say no to extra money coming in from outside.

No one is saying no to anything. He needs to show that he can actually do any of the things he claims. Those are big claims.

The HP a person owns should not be a sign of their dedication to hive.

By design it is a sign of that in part. But if you dont have the HP you still need something to showcase. That is then even more of a necessity.

Hes not active on Hive. I dont know him. Barely anyone that isnt in the Splinterlands discord here knows him.
How reasonable is it to take anything seriously he claims he can do?
Its simply not.

He can still do all the things he claims he wants to do. Thats what decentralization allows. No one is stopping him. But he has to show something. Right now hes just some random unknown guy with an unknown value assigned to him. Hes just a big question mark.

I dont get why that is so hard for him to understand.