I’m in almost the exact same position, minus the knocking VCs. For a while I felt like I should look for funding and more growth to be a real „company“. Over time I realized that the path this would probably take me on isn’t really for me: I deeply care about delivering a quality product and managing my own time and priorities and I’m pretty sure that would fly out of the window. A VC funded competitor exists and is bigger, but the market is big enough for both (and others). I enjoy being the „weirdo“.