&quot;but building and sustaining a company that is “designed to grow fast” is especially hard if you grew up desperately poor&quot;<p>Most people don&#x27;t have the money or resources to build a company like this, which is why we have VC.  They know you are in a desperate situation and exchange the money that you need for a % of the company.<p>The better thing to do is choose a solid business idea that can be built slowly and at a certain point, put money you make from this venture into an idea that needs more capital to succeed.