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by robocat 1165 days ago
Getting VC capital is hard - only a single digit percentage of people get it.

The median return for a founder that takes VC funding is $0. VC often fucks founders: https://siliconhillslawyer.com/2017/08/01/not-building-unico... (this site is amazing for the negatives about VC) also http://www.paulgraham.com/venturecapital.html and a myriad of different articles on how VC failed founders. Be careful not to listen to the self-selected fairy-tales of occasional unicorn success that drive all the average returns in the market.

An alternative is self-funding. Google stuff by Jason Cohen or David Heinemeier Hansson, for example: https://youtube.com/watch?v=otbnC2zE2rw or https://www.startups.com/library/founder-stories/david-heine...

If you want funding despite the drawbacks, Google for articles about angel funding criteria, because they tend to be more honest. Or find some angels, and ask for honest feedback on your struggle. Or talk to people that have got funding.

Complaining won’t help you - it will cause seriously negative judgements about your capabilities and suitability.

Good luck.