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    1. Andrew Wilkinson‏Verified account @awilkinson 3 Jun 2020

      What’s an easier path to wealth? PATH 1: VENTURE STARTUP - 95% chance of $0 - Tiny personal income while building startup until IPO/scale - Massive dilution (most founders end up owning 5-15%). $1BN market cap = $50-$150MM for founder. OR...

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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 3 Jun 2020
      Replying to @awilkinson

      It's a fallacy to think that the fact that x% of startups fail implies that your probability of failing is x%. It's more a reflection of the distribution of ability among the people who start them.

      42 replies 158 retweets 1,481 likes
    3. Benedict Evans‏Verified account @benedictevans 3 Jun 2020
      Replying to @paulg @Suhail @awilkinson

      Empirically, returns are not evenly distributed by fund. Therefore, if you're funded by a bottom quartile fund...

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    4. Aaron Slodov‏ @aphysicist 3 Jun 2020
      Replying to @benedictevans @paulg and

      Thoughts on this?https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/03/01/144958/if-youre-so-smart-why-arent-you-rich-turns-out-its-just-chance/ …

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 3 Jun 2020
      Replying to @aphysicist @benedictevans and

      It's effectively false to say that talent has a normal distribution, because the response to it isn't constant. This is most visible in sports. If you're a tiny bit faster at the 100 meters, you win the gold medal and lasting fame.

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        1. Aaron Slodov‏ @aphysicist 3 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg @benedictevans and

          That's interesting, it could be possible there are faster people out there that never cared to try or got the chance to run in that race - perhaps distribution of opportunity might be more apt? No clue how to quantify that though...

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        1. Tom Le Bree‏ @tomlebree 3 Jun 2020
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          This is the bi-product of constrained outcome/single path to victory. Company building has too many variables to be viewed as discretely as this. More important than talent seems to be timing and opportunity provided by network.

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        1. john.a.schroeder@gmail.com‏ @johnaschroeder 3 Jun 2020
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          Hmm. Speed is an objective measure. The response to speed in the olympics is deterministic. Talent is hard to measure objectively, and much easier in hindsight. Response to talent is not deterministic. IMHO not a normal distribution either. But survivorship bias. NeXT v Apple.

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