"Why, even when we know that 9 in 10 of us are doomed." Everyone thinks they're above average? Or another possibility: startup founders tell themselves they c

"Why, even when we know that 9 in 10 of us are doomed." Everyone thinks they're above average? Or another possibility: startup founders tell themselves they can't question themselves because then they'll fail for sure. Kind of like how many Christians are reluctant to honestly question their religion because they're afraid they won't be saved. I think for many people, just defying the norm and starting a startup uses up all their mental energy and they don't have much left to actually think about what they're doing in a clear rational way once they've made that decision. People tend to go funny in the head when they start startups. If they didn't go funny in the head, Paul Graham wouldn't have to tell them to build something people wanted. I'll bet you that fewer than 9 in 10 fail now that a) starting a startup is more socially acceptable, leaving more founder mental energy to actually think about what they're doing b) correct memes about startups, like the ideas that you should build something people want and release as soon as you've got a minimum viable product, have spread