Luck plays a big factor in the success of many products. We think success = product excellence: how else could a product rise to a leading position in the mark

Luck plays a big factor in the success of many products. We think success = product excellence: how else could a product rise to a leading position in the market or to such pre-eminence unless it was better than the alternatives? Although success is sometimes tied to product excellence, the mountain of successful products that range from mediocre to terrible shows there's often little reason or rhyme to a product's success. There's even an element of luck here in Hacker News. Just take a look at 'Show HN' - there are many excellent projects that get no attention or traction at all. And then there a few lucky ones that suddenly take-off. There's no "wisdom of the crowds" moment that propels one project to success over another because it's more worthy or excellent - it really is random in so many cases.