How raising startup funding is like being a no-name rapper

LeVaughn Nesbitt just started pitching his events startup to investors.
The whole experience makes him think of Drake. He writes:

Well, think about it, before Drake was Drake!, he was wheelchair Jimmy. I’m quite sure he told many labels (investors) how bright his future in rap would be [Because trust and believe he’s not surprised by his success], but not many believed, and it wasn’t until he “de-risked” his situation (i.e. became successful on his own; ironically with a song titled — ‘Successful’), that he got his first believer in, J Prince Jr. In this way, the rap-game and the tech-game are very much the same. Every serious investor has an anti-portfolio, that they wish they could turn the clock on.

Nesbitt, 31, a North Philly native who now lives in the suburbs with his wife and two kids, offers more advice in a blog post on LinkedIn, including not banking on any investment until the check has cleared the bank (that one might sound obvious, but we’ve heard stories from a couple local startups who feel that they were fooled by this one).
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Nesbitt currently works at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Team members for his startup, Demand Live Entertainment, include Code for Philly co-organizer Lloyd Emelle, Temple grad Brandon Davis and UX/UI designer Brian Artis.