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He has founded three successful companies Netscape, Opsware and A16Z so it’s not luck only.

• nine_zeros 3y ago
  When you also add all the companies his investments failed at, suddenly it becomes a game of numbers, that only the very wealthy can play.
• pstuart 3y ago
  Absolutely, skill and effort where required too. But also once you've got your first millions and network of investors, entrepreneurs, and talent then starting a new company is now in a pipeline that was predicated on the element of luck of the first success that started the pipeline. The man pitched NFTs as a worthy investment vehicle, for crying out loud. That is a solid case of him being wrong, ergo, his advice should not be considered indisputable.