I think the real reason most people are mocking color is that they're turned off to large funding rounds. That's really it.
The product: not bad. If you can actually network with it (and I have), then it's actually quite interesting.
The domain name: Not expensive compared to the money they raised.
The funding round: Not a shady play, it seems like a few big partners are just genuinely excited about the product.
So all I'm left with is that people don't like the number $41m, and now they're doing anything they can to to justify that initial judgement by tearing at an otherwise good product.
The product: not bad. If you can actually network with it (and I have), then it's actually quite interesting.
The domain name: Not expensive compared to the money they raised.
The funding round: Not a shady play, it seems like a few big partners are just genuinely excited about the product.
So all I'm left with is that people don't like the number $41m, and now they're doing anything they can to to justify that initial judgement by tearing at an otherwise good product.