and see how you think this administration is doing on helping people like you. we welcome that. thank you, j.j. thank you. venture capital money is por treyed as the golden ticket. con vinls them to invest in you and you have it made. the founders of little passports thought that until they were rejected by every one they talked to. they had to rethink how to get their company off the ground with close to nothing in cash or resources. in the world stella and amy come from, getting venture capital money for a new business seemed like t only way to go. here in the bay area, your ability to raise money from top tier venture funds is a pedigree, a bragging right. it s hard not to get caught up in that. they met at ebay where they were surrounded by venture funded companies. they assumed they would follow