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I don't think this is lottery winning. We all get paid a lot of money for our skills, they just work and observe that some of their skills can be amplified in v
by mendeza 9y ago
I don't think this is lottery winning. We all get paid a lot of money for our skills, they just work and observe that some of their skills can be amplified in value(in the viewpoint of contractors that turn to startups).
There has been a lot of indiehackers that have started as contractors and built startups. I think the biggest value I learned is, "Understand you market" and "find problems that people have" and its brilliant to be a contractor cause you learn both for a living!
- ThomPete 9y agoNo one is claiming it's purely lottery winning simply that even among the very talented people there are many failures so the only thing that really stand out is the luck and the timing aspects. Talent is mostly a hygiene factor.
- chasote 9y agoIt's the "only" part that keeps tripping me up. Very talented people come out with products that don't fit the market demand properly and therefore don't succeed. That isn't luck. I'm not saying that is the "only" reason for failure but just a quick hole in your logic here so there are probably many more.
- ThomPete 9y agoThere are no holes in my logic. You are basically supporting my point. If very talented people come out with failures what separate those who are successful? And we are back to luck and timing. Talent is important but it's not defining for being successful.