I could be wrong but when I hear a story like this usually the pitch is bad. Good pitch + bad network beats bad pitch + good network except under unusual conditions.
That makes sense. I haven't done really any pitching (other than the idea to friends) because I've been presuming I need a network. Are you saying I should pitch to the people that I do know to and the quality of this pitch will determine my eventual success regardless of who they are or if they access to capital? I can see this being true.