Re:The Story of Microsoft's Minecraft Buyout
by talmand on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @02:04PM
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There are lots of people that work hard and nothing comes from it. Working hard is not the only variable in the formula. Luck does have a great deal to do with it. I would say not considering luck as a factor implies a dismissal of the hard work of someone who didn't have a successful outcome. History is full of people who worked hard and someone else got the glory for numerous reasons.
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Re:The Story of Microsoft's Minecraft Buyout
by caskance on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @03:07PM
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Picking the right project to work hard on is not a matter of luck.
It can be. You can be lucky to meet the right co-founders. You can be lucky to have the right idea at the right time. You can be lucky in the sense that working on your current mediocre startup allowed you to luckily come upon a problem or idea that is even bigger. There is and always will be an element of luck to success. What it comes down to though is nurturing an environment where that luck is more likely to happen than not.