What's also interesting about all of this (when looking at qualitative factors) is that while we have plenty of data on certain people's success after the "nth"

What's also interesting about all of this (when looking at qualitative factors) is that while we have plenty of data on certain people's success after the "nth" investor took a gamble (and it is a gamble since many had passed on the same person/opportunity [1]) on their idea and we have statistics on people that they gambled on and failed, what we don't have is any statistics on someone that everyone passed on and what would have happened if one person took a chance on them and gave them an opportunity. [1] (as with Drew Houston and the east coast))