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Re:Underrated predictor of success: willingness to be low-st... by wombatmobile on Friday October 23, 2020 @12:17PM (#24871060)
> Folks in the status professions (banking, law,..) often tell me they want to become an entrepreneur.

They mean a rich, powerful, famous entrepreneur, not an intrepid voyager living by their wit and instincts to do something that changes the world.

What you tell them is spot on.

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Re:Underrated predictor of success: willingness to be low-st... by mcguire on Friday October 23, 2020 @02:57PM (#24872646)
So most entrepreneurs want to spend their lives living out of their car?

Rich, powerful, and famous is probably the end goal for most entrepreneurs.

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