... and that chance is essentially extremely close to zero. People seem to think that Google is some sort of existence proof that there's a non-zero chance (an

... and that chance is essentially extremely close to zero. People seem to think that Google is some sort of existence proof that there's a non-zero chance (and perhaps even quite a good one) of starting a company with this level of success. And they are correct. However, this is not the same probability at all as the chance that your company will turn out like that.