A certain number of venture capitalists achieved that status after having been well-funded founders, exactly by faking it from the beginning until their compani

A certain number of venture capitalists achieved that status after having been well-funded founders, exactly by faking it from the beginning until their companies were actually (with good fortune) viable enough to sell for more than their investors had put up. So many have come out so far ahead financially that way, there has got to be some consensus that it is a proven success model. For some I would say that is all they know about success.