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It's a lottery with some requirements to participate.

• nunobrito 9y ago
  Three years ago before doing a startup I would say it is more talent than lottery. After three years I'm bound to believe in the lottery. Sometimes those calls do fall out of nowhere and dictate the survival or death of your company (so was our case). Related to this, there is a Portuguese saying: "A sorte favorece os audazes", meaning: "Luck favors the bold ones". This was derived from the Roman empire, so for sure there has to be some reason to stick around for so long.
  • ajuc 9y ago
    Poles have "Szczęście sprzyja lepszym" = "Luck favours the better ones" :)
  • opportune 9y ago
    I think the Latin saying is even cooler: "Fortuna favet fortibus", which is usually translated to English as "Fortune favors the bold".
    • gaius 9y ago
      The SAS motto: Who dares, wins
• austinjp 9y ago
  Indeed. And having or gaining those requirements is itself a lottery.