Most will tell you that its about luck or perseverance, but reality it's about the network and people you know majority of the times. If you ever worked at FAA

Most will tell you that its about luck or perseverance, but reality it's about the network and people you know majority of the times. If you ever worked at FAANG or graduated from Ivy League, or have connected parents it's actually difficult to not get money from VCs - especially the last 2-3 years. Assuming that you have a reasonable sounding idea. Network and connections is highly undervalued. Once you have money, long term success becomes more likely also.