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Re:The Pivot by ama729 on Monday June 16, 2014 @07:42PM (#7902105)
> Of course, when a 9-figure exit happens to someone who can't code as good as you and didn't go to as good a school as you–then it was most definitely luck.

Or maybe s/he had a better idea than you had? Doesn't look like luck to me.

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Re:The Pivot by cmelbye on Wednesday June 18, 2014 @12:26AM (#7908521)
I think he/she was saying that as an example of a way that "most people" rationalize things. It follows this sentence:

"When you combine all those things and still fail, most people will blame something besides just luck. [...]"

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Re:The Pivot by viscanti on Monday June 16, 2014 @07:46PM (#7902119)
This is true as long as your definition of "better idea" is the one that goes on to have a larger exit. That doesn't mean that luck wasn't involved in getting there.
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