Plenty of startup companies are being formed all the time by talented and optimistic founders. They start with a good idea, passion, perseverance, and big dreams of quick success. They are inspired by stories like Slack, the work collaboration company founded by a Canadian that reached a $1B valuation in its second year of existence. Or stories like Robinhood, a financial service company founded in 2013 and now valued at $5.6B. Or Transferwise, an international money service