But it was OPM. That's the bargain of venture capital, they take a giant portion of your company, but it's their money on the line, not yours. Just getting meet

But it was OPM. That's the bargain of venture capital, they take a giant portion of your company, but it's their money on the line, not yours. Just getting meetings, and then funding in the billions, is a massive win. And really it was only at the end that valuation did not exceed funding... And yet, even when that was clear and obvious, the investors STILL wrote a $500 million check (or was it a $billion, I forget the details) to make him step aside. If that isn't success, what is?