This is exactly how I feel, Im in Guatemala, where we don't have much access to VC funds either.
A year has passed since we started, and we still don't have a steady income, but it is worth it, totally worth it, when I realize that I am doing exactly what I want to do, even if the odds are against me, I know I have to keep trying.
I think whatever we do, we should avoid the trap of being payed to be unhappy.. we pass the most part of our living time sleeping and almost all the rest working (with little to something else, family, fun, rest..)
We should have fun in what we work, in what we do.. trying to be excited just for the profit of it, wont do..
things like; "I Will work for 3 to 5 years on this thing
and then sell it(because i cant stand working on it) and buy a boat, put some chicks on it with champagne and travel the world with my fortune" wont make anybody stood still in harsh times.
faith is the engine of soul and in the end you are what you believe.
by corrupting and selling what you believe, you will become void, empty, bitter..
It starts from there, money or success is a consequence
A year has passed since we started, and we still don't have a steady income, but it is worth it, totally worth it, when I realize that I am doing exactly what I want to do, even if the odds are against me, I know I have to keep trying.