I don't know about the entitlement you describe, but isn't getting in on a startup more about 10x payouts instead of incremental "interest" payouts? I can only

I don't know about the entitlement you describe, but isn't getting in on a startup more about 10x payouts instead of incremental "interest" payouts? I can only imagine a VC is not interested in a concrete demo of marginal profitability, and would prefer a pitch for some disruption that has some worthwhile chance of success. Different types of investors attract different types of entrepreneurs would be my guess to explain the difference you see.