Exactly, the solution for this problem is to be really determined to make recruiters and investors think you're more naturally talented than you are:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprezzatura

John Carmack doesn't constantly tweet/complain about how many hours he puts in and how hard he's working, so people think it comes easily to him. When you're talking to a non-technical person, the most important thing is projecting a casual air of competence, not trying to impress them by how much you suffered for your craft.