Start up failure options

Been trying to start this business for about a year now. A lot of it is who you know and then those gatekeepers convincing corporate. I don’t know anyone except the connections I’ve made through going talk in person, delivering coffees and food, writing snail mail to the corporate office, etc…

I have had some companies be very close to closing and bringing me on as a vendor but went with the local established guy every time.

Should I do as Kevin O’Leary says and take it behind the barn and shoot it or keep pursuing it?

It’s a very high passive income opportunity that does not take but one college age employee to do the work.