Building a business is hard work.
Asking for money? That can be torture.
If you need proof, just tune in to ABC's "Shark Tank." Watch the parade of nervous entrepreneurs wither under the scrutiny of Mark Cuban or Mr. Wonderful. When they get shot down, you can feel their pain.
Those optimistic self-starters can show up with a dream and limp away shattered and broken. Their million-dollar ideas turn out to be worthless.
