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I'm not sure if the calculation is correct. 2000 people winning lotteries out of at least millions of people, right? Yet in the startup word, it is thousands of

• CRConrad 6y ago
  But the GP's point pretty obviously wasn't a calculation of percentages, just comparing absolute numbers. As a percentage of the population it also holds, since that is the same whether you're looking at start-ups or rhe lottery. Another way to look at it is ease of entry: If you're already playing the lottery, also joining a start-up isn't all that easy (as you said yourself, the number who do is much lower). If you're already working at a start-up, OTOH, also playing the lottery...