Ask HN: What are some good qualities of a successful founder? | Hacker News

Hi,Nowadays, I'm trying to build my own startup with my co-founder. We have good experience(several projects together and 4+ years of experience on the market) and believe in our idea and we got many quite positive feedback from many different kind of people. There are even people who want to invest in us.But, unfortunately there also have been some disappointing and demoralizing feedback, such as; "You don't have an excellent record of experience, no incubator will help you. go work at Google first" or "You're not a graduate of a top school, so your chances are slim" or "You will not succeed because you're not resourceful(i.e.: no Master/PhD or no top school again)"Even though these comments don't waver our determination and effort we spend on our project, it's still demoralizing for us.Are top schools/top companies necessary to build a company or to find investors?What should a founder have as a quality or distinguishing talent?