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adventured on Nov 25, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: What if successful startups are just lucky?

"Think of it like a lottery. In this case the obvious decision is to buy more tickets in order to get more chances to win."

I like what Seth Godin has to say on failing until you succeed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDtkBsWgzWE

And this article by Scott Adams:

"What's the best way to climb to the top? Be a failure."

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142405270230462610...

chew827 on Nov 25, 2013 | [–]

I love Seth Godin, he seems to have universally good advice. Sometimes his blog is hard to follow but it's usually a pretty good read.

I love the quote "if I fail more times than you I win."

acemtp on Nov 25, 2013 | [–]

Nice links, thanks

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