> but in general I think you'd be hard pushed to not find some level of success given this initial starting point What does this even mean? "some level of succ

> but in general I think you'd be hard pushed to not find some level of success given this initial starting point What does this even mean? "some level of success" as in sticking it in the stock market and collecting ~7-10%, or more than that? If you think that anyone with capital can generate above-market returns, that is a very odd perspective. Capital is relatively abundant. If you can reliably generate above-market returns with $1M+ you should try to raise capital.