This is pure bullshit.
- He wasn't given that on day one. He built the first idea then investors came in.
- He had an idea that works, then convinced investors to pay him. You can do that too. Literally anyone can. Go learn how VCs work.
You have no idea you're talking about. The only thing you know is failure.
Because you don't know the personal examples I know. You can look up statistics of small businesses and startups and learn how to get funding. I think the average exit from a successful startup is in the 10s of millions USD after 5 years of work. It needs hard work, and it's not easy, because no one is gonna invest in your project unless you're dedicated. BUT, it's totally possible and I've seen it tons of times. I've seen idiots get more than $15 million funding. Some fail, some succeed. In fact the majority fail, but while they're failing they learn, and VCs have interest in investing because their expected returns based on statistics are higher than their investment on average.
There's so much work to be done before calling it quits, especially for someone who doesn't know what a VC is and how it works.