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> Being an immigrant isn't some magical power No one’s claiming it’s a superpower, but there definitely seems to be some quality of immigrants that makes them
by fairity 4y ago
> Being an immigrant isn't some magical power
No one’s claiming it’s a superpower, but there definitely seems to be some quality of immigrants that makes them more successful entrepreneurs. And, it’s not just highly educated parents, money, and technical backgrounds since the number of non-immigrants who fit that same profile far exceed the immigrant population.
If I had to guess it’s a combination of: hunger (sometimes literally), willingness to think and act unconventionally, work ethic, and persistence.
- lapcat 4y ago> there definitely seems to be some quality of immigrants that makes them more successful entrepreneurs There are around 45 million immigrants in the US. 319 of them founded startups valued at $1 billion or more. The number who did not found startups valued at $1 billion or more is... around 45 million. Many immigrants do have hunger. I mean literally, not enough money for food. We can't just look at the successful immigrants and ignore the unsuccessful ones.