We had a close friend who literally forced his way into the endeavor with additional investment and when the deal went south, he left threatening messages on our phone and wrote letters to my children telling them whataloser of a father they had.
And, in history, if you take out 15% of the months that exist, that have come in six or seven spurts depending on which country you're in, what currency you're in effectively, the cumulative rest of history gold has been a net money loser.