Well said. You don't need OPM to make millions and quietly live well if your product offers value to your customer.
For everyone else, if you're more motivated by a potential 15 seconds of fame and lottery-like odds of becoming a billionaire if lightning strikes and enough is left after every non-producer takes his cut ahead of you, by all means, play the VC game and keep them distracted.
For everyone else, if you're more motivated by a potential 15 seconds of fame and lottery-like odds of becoming a billionaire if lightning strikes and enough is left after every non-producer takes his cut ahead of you, by all means, play the VC game and keep them distracted.