> [W]hile I’d like to recommend SparkToro-style fundraising to anyone who wants to build a profitable, long-lasting business > a grow-fast-or-die-trying one, that option is only on the table if you’ve got a network of rich colleagues and friends.
It's one in a million, billion, people that have "a network of rich colleagues and friends" ready to throw money down on a fringe style of business development. So, it's a nice thought, but wildly unlikely. Hence the entire one comment here that says it all.
Ah, there's the rub.