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Re:Tech Layoffs Are Feeding a New Startup Surge by WalterBright on Thursday February 23, 2023 @02:24PM (#34915131)
Somebody in a garage today is working on a business that will be worth billions within 5 years, and we'll all kick ourselves with "why didn't we think of that!"
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Re:Tech Layoffs Are Feeding a New Startup Surge by onlyrealcuzzo on Thursday February 23, 2023 @02:32PM (#34915248)
Right, but for everyone of those people, there are 1,000 other people just as smart also working on good ideas that are going nowhere fast.

I'm not sure if you're agreeing or disagreeing or neither.

But I think the "why didn't I think of that guy" is mostly luck.

Lots of people are smart and work hard and don't really get anywhere.

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Re:Tech Layoffs Are Feeding a New Startup Surge by skeeter2020 on Thursday February 23, 2023 @02:42PM (#34915423)
Smart and Work Hard are only two of the 5+ components needed for success, of which Luck, Opportunity and Timing also belong. I'm sure there's more.
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Re:Tech Layoffs Are Feeding a New Startup Surge by onlyrealcuzzo on Thursday February 23, 2023 @06:40PM (#34918446)
What is timing beside luck?
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