Entrepreneurs Aren’t a Special Breed – They’re Mostly Rich Kids

Re:Entrepreneurs Aren’t a Special Breed – They’re Mostly Ric... by osrec on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @09:08PM (#15659185)

That is a brilliant analogy. I would add that some kids may naturally have a better arm, so success is not solely correlated with number of tries you can afford.

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Re:Entrepreneurs Aren’t a Special Breed – They’re Mostly Ric... by i_feel_great on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @10:25PM (#15659581)

Some rich people can patent the dart board so no one else can throw darts at it.

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Re:Entrepreneurs Aren’t a Special Breed – They’re Mostly Ric... by BatFastard on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @09:34PM (#15659321)

And some kids are born with more darts.

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Re:Entrepreneurs Aren’t a Special Breed – They’re Mostly Ric... by owens99 on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @10:07PM (#15659494)

> I would add that some kids may naturally have a better arm, so success is not solely correlated with number of tries you can afford.

This is the opposite of what he's saying.

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Re:Entrepreneurs Aren’t a Special Breed – They’re Mostly Ric... by richardknop on Thursday November 09, 2017 @12:19AM (#15660078)

Indeed. The original poster was saying something more akin some kids getting more shots at the target or able to buy more than 1 dart and try to hit the bullseye many times.

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Re:Entrepreneurs Aren’t a Special Breed – They’re Mostly Ric... by penistives on Thursday November 09, 2017 @01:27AM (#15660311)

Exactly. Some kids might be born with physical gifts, like elite sports athletes. I'm sure no matter how hard an average person tries, they will never be at an NBA-level basketball player.

Some kids might be born with phenomenal musical talent, or incredibly high IQ.

Heck, some kids might be born so they grow up to be extremely attractive and become models or actors.

Being born into a wealthy family isn't the only stroke of luck.

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