From reading the article I don't imagine that the author has started or has the desire to start a company. > If you have a guarantee that you will become a hom

From reading the article I don't imagine that the author has started or has the desire to start a company. > If you have a guarantee that you will become a home run... That right there sums it up. On a side note, I think there's a huge gap between a VC company and a bootstrapped company. I believe most entrepreneurs, including those who get VC money, aren't looking to hit eBay sized home runs. I think many just want to build a successful business. Their options? Bootstrap or raise VC. Raising VC sounds like an easier road and has all the glitz and glamour. As a result, many entrepreneurs go that route, few get it and most abandon their idea altogether. Now the entrepreneur is stuck in an odd position of having to pitch and behave as if they're "changing the world". There's no solution to the problem as far as I know but it's really a lose lose situation. It's too bad because there's a lot of value that disappears in the process because no financing model exists/works for the moderately successful startup.