I am going to give her the benefit of the doubt that there was some intended hyperbole and suggest the author was a little silly to put her words under a micros

I am going to give her the benefit of the doubt that there was some intended hyperbole and suggest the author was a little silly to put her words under a microscope. I'm also going to put it in the context that success may not mean getting funded, or exiting, but learning and perhaps making it to your next job or startup. In a world where we focus on headlines and the exception rather than the rule it a good lesson to learn. Primarily, hard work and commitment make all of the difference. Maybe you will succeed without them - the exception. However, understanding and valuing them will give you a lifetime of returns.