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We all have stories. I can tell you a dramatic story about micro decisions and events that led to me founding an infosec consulting firm. We just magnify these

We all have stories. I can tell you a dramatic story about micro decisions and events that led to me founding an infosec consulting firm. We just magnify these stories in really successful people. That’s the thing. Most billionaires don’t have stories that are much more interesting than the average persons. There are a lot of people that risked everything and lost, many of them lost despite making better decisions than many billionaires. That is just how luck works. Most of the interesting stuff about how companies grow come down to a relative small period where some key decisions get made (in the tech world at least). Anyhow, this is normal and people love to try and parse the lives of the wealthy to see if any of it can be applied to their life to capture some of that success. There are a lot of things to increase your luck potential, but it still takes grit+luck.

jlawson 8y ago
>Most of the interesting stuff about how companies grow come down to a relative small period where some key decisions get made (in the tech world at least). I really don't think so. Case in point - The article describes a 17-year growth path for Atlassian, including many reversals along the way. What you're describing is the exception. E.g. Minecraft. Most successful tech businesses (like all businesses) are built on a combination of luck and sustained good decision-making and hard work.
- bitexploder 8y ago
  It’s probably a little of column A and a little of column B. A lot of good small decisions and probably 4-6 major ones, even in a 17year journey. If I had to guess. Who your business partners are. Major strategy shifts (cloud). Etc.