"Survive" is the one bit of advice that, by definition, is immune to survivorship bias. Basically, Justin is saying "the ones that survived are the ones that s

"Survive" is the one bit of advice that, by definition, is immune to survivorship bias. Basically, Justin is saying "the ones that survived are the ones that survived". It's stating the painfully obvious, however it's a simple contrast to the normal "strategic" advice. Paul Graham writes about this a lot: http://paulgraham.com/aord.html http://paulgraham.com/aord.html http://www.paulgraham.com/die.html http://www.paulgraham.com/die.html http://paulgraham.com/badeconomy.html http://paulgraham.com/badeconomy.html