I hate SV culture, so not one to WK or make excuses for it, but when you have as much money to throw around as he does, you don't have time to deal with request

I hate SV culture, so not one to WK or make excuses for it, but when you have as much money to throw around as he does, you don't have time to deal with requests for pocket change. Look at your own investment portfolio. Are you investing $1 at a time in fractional shares of a million different stocks, or investing $1000 at a time on a smaller number of stocks/funds you expect to have solid returns? (You think his crypto bids are misguided. Maybe you're right. Not your money though.) If you're certain about your product, you don't need an investor. You need a small business loan.