Unpopular opinion: Successful startups rely on an enormous amount of luck. What’s the ratio of luck to hard work? #indiehackers
Luck is a necessary condition, but not a sufficient one. Any successful founder has worked really hard.
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But it should go one on one Luck without hard work useless while enormous hard work without luck have no results
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What about co-founders? It’s more common there to see people who lucked out without putting in much work (Facebook has a bunch of those if I remember correctly).
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A famous Swedish alpine skier once said in an interview: "Yes I was lucky to win. But what do you know? The more I train the luckier I get..."
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Alpine skiing is in no way analogous to a startup. These sports analogies are dangerous - sports are a very controlled environment with perfectly clear rules that allow for repetitive training and skill development.
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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil. J. Paul Getty
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Very small portion of hard working people hit the jackpot. That’s why they call it luck. Duhh..
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Well you have to work smart, hard and long. I don’t know any unsuccessful people that have done all three.
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Plus being born with propensity to working hard is also luck
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Luck might also be the result of really hard work - it’s what makes you able to identify the bets you should take (and steer clear of the ones you shouldn’t). Successful founders are good at counting cards.
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Almost all successful people are hardworking that said those who do not have Midas touch or luck on their side finds it challenging to remain successful as luck is most important part of success despite hardworking
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