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Re:Ask HN: What successful startups started as "Show HN"? by sliverstorm on Monday January 30, 2012 @12:47AM (#3527675)
Isn't the lottery the same way? The odds of a doorbusting success are rather low, so even though success does happen, you don't always see it often.
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Re:Ask HN: What successful startups started as "Show HN"? by rooshdi on Monday January 30, 2012 @05:03AM (#3528111)
Pretty much. For every project that makes it, thousands die off in the new section mostly unnoticed, let alone on the homepage. Probably have a better chance getting struck by lightning.
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Re:Ask HN: What successful startups started as "Show HN"? by ypcx on Monday January 30, 2012 @08:04AM (#3528577)
You have reminded me of the guy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, who got struck by lightning for 7 times. Pessimism never helps.
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Re:Ask HN: What successful startups started as "Show HN"? by mapster on Monday January 30, 2012 @09:54AM (#3528988)
which is why incubators lower the odds of failure and have mobs of people trying to get in. another validation of the lottery scenario is that even smart people keep launching companies, trying to find the one which catches the invisible wave. invisible wave = launching at the right time + getting lots of enduring love.
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