Do you remember the first time you heard of Mark Zuckerberg? It was years after he started Facebook.

Adam had tried to buy the company in 2015, but UrWork rejected his offer.

We often hear stories of founders chasing investors, grinding their way to get introductions, honing their pitches, and hearing hundreds of nos from VCs. Sometimes, though, it’s the other way around. Many startups that later became multibillion-dollar companies were courted by investors.