I think the difference is, right or wrong, that when people ignore statistics and pursue startups, they have the feeling that they can affect the outcome. A lo

I think the difference is, right or wrong, that when people ignore statistics and pursue startups, they have the feeling that they can affect the outcome. A lottery is just a random number generator. A startup is blood, sweat and tears...and if I sweat just a little more we can beat the odds.