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Re:How to Think for Yourself by ekianjo on Friday November 27, 2020 @08:56PM (#25234450)
> which they were merely in the right place at the right time and such.

If you are successful several times against the odds it's probably not just mere coincidence anymore. You know, stats.

Re:How to Think for Yourself by warlog on Friday November 27, 2020 @09:09PM (#25234521)
Unless you have VCs betting on the same horse... Accrual of advantage, etc etc.

You also likely have funds to float you for longer.

You also likely have a network to leverage/exploit.

These external things all can stem from a lucky first go.

Re:How to Think for Yourself by jolux on Friday November 27, 2020 @11:01PM (#25235152)
Hard to say. There are knock-on effects from being highly successful. If you win the lottery and subsequently become a highly successful investor, for example, there’s a clear element of chance. You may have the latent abilities of an investor and the skills to fully realize them, but without the opportunity afforded by a windfall you would never find out.
Re:How to Think for Yourself by matkoniecz on Saturday November 28, 2020 @03:12AM (#25236132)
If someone lucky to be in area/time of great development or inherited a lot of money, or have a good connections...

Then following your advise in less lucky situation is likely to fail.

Re:How to Think for Yourself by Viliam1234 on Saturday November 28, 2020 @03:15PM (#25240163)
With sufficiently large population, someone will randomly win against unlikely odds. For example, if there is a 1% chance your startup will succeed, but one million people try it, statistically one of them will have 3 successful startups in a row even without being better than average.

Though, realistically, the chance should increase for the following attempts, because you can reuse some resources and contacts you gained with the first success. The first startup is like "I need to succeed within three years, or return to a regular job to pay my bills". But if it succeeds, the second startup is like "I can keep trying as long as I want to, no pressure".