&gt;What do you do if you&#x27;re one of those companies? There&#x27;s plenty of business models that could be attractive acquisition targets (read: billions), but otherwise can&#x27;t monetize to save their souls.<p>You need patient investors which are rather hard to find.<p>One suggestion I have seen is leave such businesses until you succeed once. If your first business is a success then you will have your own pockets to draw on and a track record  that will allow other investors to trust you. Sometimes you just can’t get to the final destination in one hop.