I agree, I've always felt that its something that is necessary for much younger founders who this sort of material is aimed at. They don't have the experience s

I agree, I've always felt that its something that is necessary for much younger founders who this sort of material is aimed at. They don't have the experience so have to work hard to gain that experience, older founders would be making decisions from a much more seasoned standpoint and knowing what to expect in their domain so wouldn’t or not a much. That said the cynic in me thinks it’s just a load of narcissistic clap trap that people tell themselves that it was all hard work and not their: Geography, network, Net worth that made the difference. The truth is all are going to be factors generalised as “Luck”.