> Does luck play an equally large factor? There are some startups that only succeed due to luck, and some startups that only fail due to luck, but most startup

> Does luck play an equally large factor? There are some startups that only succeed due to luck, and some startups that only fail due to luck, but most startups aren't in either category. For the most part if your startup idea requires something like Oprah endorsing it in order for you to succeed, then it's by definition a bad idea.