Yahoo and Google did not have arbitrary cut-offs for the stuff they included and the stuff that they didn't that led to disenfranchising half the planet (or more, in fact).
Keep in mind that 99.9% of people in the US are also not really able to pursue VC effectively. In fact, for decades SV VC would mostly only invest in people in a 20 mile radius around Menlo Park/Palo Alto, and those are just the geographic filters.
Things being "unfair" is just how life is. It's fine. It is best addressed at making your own luck. The best entrepreneur is one that uncovers and exploits every opportunity available to them, uniquely. VC is great, for those that can get it, but I can't either and I'm in the U.S., just not in the favored location and no intention to be. I'm going to build a monster company in spite of not having VC available to me (at least at this stage).
Be determined. Don't give up. You don't need outside investors in most tech startups, and VC increases risk anyway, because it gives another party a say in whether your business dies or fights on... right now, the only one who throws in the towel is you, and you can do it as many times as you like, but you only have to win the game once!
> Keep in mind that 99.9% of people in the US are also not really able to pursue VC effectively.
That's true, but to them it is a lot more accessible than it is for the rest of the planet.
I can't parse your comment.