This is where ICOs (Initial Coin Offering) Token Sale may help. It is doing two things: 1. democratization of who gets to be VC 2. democratization of access to capital.
I tend to notice lately, in the "wisdom" passing discussions from the VC, founders, etc. the word "grit" keeps getting repeated since 2016. Coincidentally, after the release the book by Angela Duckworth book Grit. Almost all the findings in the book and claims by Duckworth were discredited by Marcus Crede et all in the Journal Personality and Social Psychology. But the fake news keep getting repeated and none seems to stop and ask questions.
"I don't know for sure" is perfectly valid answer for a question like what do you look for in a founder.