To start with, their is a difference between venture capital and equity capital. Venture capital is basically money given to a early-stage, high-risk, high-potential company. It is commonly a loan to be paid back when due, whereas equity capital is not repaid. Rather, it is a risk capital put to use to purchasing of a company's stock/shares, which is also known as equity partnership.

Jack brilliantly secured his venture capital from thousands of prepaying pre-order customers based almost solely on his good name and reputation, instead of from banks with strict deadlines and high interest rates. Did anybody for God's sake ask if Jack was in financial trouble then?

Also, should we really believe that Microsoft and Apple are in financial trouble these days because there shares are being bought and sold by equity investors everyday?

Lmao...