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dustingetz
on Oct 9, 2020
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Y Combinator Failed Startups
no explanation is needed for joe founder failing to achieve a $1B outcome. Better to ask why the few succeed and the answer is usually one that could not have even been foreseen.
jonathankoren
on Oct 10, 2020
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Not really. That’s a definition of survivorship bias. The answer many times comes down to luck.
https://theconversation.com/huge-success-in-business-is-larg...
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