My last startup was founded by an out of work police officer. He had the drive to make it happen and in turn investors saw that in him and invested. Just to get

My last startup was founded by an out of work police officer. He had the drive to make it happen and in turn investors saw that in him and invested. Just to get the meeting with the first investor he actually remortgaged his house just so he could invest in something the guy he was targeting was trying to pitch. So he gets the meeting and it leads to a great relationship and the investor became an angel, pouring millions in. He then built pretty much every piece of the puzzle himself and in turn brought me on board to quite an adventure. It started at his beach house and it's now going strong at Penn Plaza, Manhattan with about ~40 people. The guy just had it in him, some people do. And the business is still going strong. I know it's anecdotal, but I think there is something there.