This Successful Entrepreneur Was Turned Down By 50 VC Firms. Today, His Company Makes Millions. Posted by October 5, 2017 Leave a comment on This Successful Entrepreneur Was Turned Down By 50 VC Firms. Today, His Company Makes Millions. ‘If we had accepted the no’s, we would never have come as far as we have,’ says Thrive Market Founder Gunnar Lovelace.