Right -- and these are all companies with multi-millions in revenue. There are many other companies, many with only one founder, that are doing $200K+ with no

Right -- and these are all companies with multi-millions in revenue. There are many other companies, many with only one founder, that are doing $200K+ with no funding. And these people are often treated like tech-world outsiders! When I lived in NYC there were tech community events filled with people trying to launch an idea with no traction (ie. users, customers) and in many cases these events required an invite! I have more than one profitable bootstrapped web app and I can't get an invite!