Venture capitalists only expect a 10% chance of their investment going big, and maybe another 20-30% chance of making money, let alone breaking even.

We formed a new residential development startup, approached a venture capitalist and successfully received the funding we needed to secure a hard money construction loan.

Principals operating a brokerage type model with very little skin in the gameIt doesn't matter a lot if you speak with someone who did diligence with little skin in the game or a bias toward doing any deal to keep their venture capitalist partners happy.  

No wonder we're not completely a capitalist society.

I hate to say, but College is becoming less and less important in the capitalistic America we live in.  

Personally, I would think with money in a bank account there would be lenders willing to loan money on property if secured...this is a capitalist country...but the lending regulations may restrict them post 911.

The most successful person (Scott) I know personally growing up went to a podunk rural, no-name college, but went to do amazing things and now is a venture capitalist investing in new companies.   

Isnt most of this entire capitalist system based on faith of a fractional banking system?

Who has accessed that money in some other way (Equity Investor, Capital Debt, Angel Investor, Venture Capitalist, etc.)?

@Mary Mitchell@Anthony CharaNo doubt we get the Ayn Rand capitalistic Landlord perspective here.