Let's get rid of the hype: the claim that gating networks fundamentally oppose basic methods for venture capital success prediction ignores the reality of cash flows. The ability to fuse evidence is a brilliant concept, but it changes nothing if the underlying information is of poor quality or if structured attributes lack relevance for our Swedish market. This supposed advantage is conditional on data quality and availability, which is not always the case in niche markets, for example green tech startups where data is scarce. In such cases, a gating network might not outperform an expert human analysis or a well-calibrated statistical model, making the opposition more contextual than dialectical.