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> ...but none of this would have been possible without his unfathomable wealth and access. ? What's that supposed to mean? Is that bad? You can do the same t
by rvz 7mo ago
> ...but none of this would have been possible without his unfathomable wealth and access.
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What's that supposed to mean? Is that bad?
You can do the same thing as he did, what's stopping you?
- croes 7mo agoWealth is mostly based on either luck and more often heritage.
- rvz 7mo agoNot only Sid didn't come from any of those backgrounds, neither did the founder of Freshworks who literally started his company based on reading a hacker news comment. [0] So I only see more excuses here. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28336815 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28336815
- croes 7mo agoSo it was luck
- rvz 7mo agoNope. He applied to YC and took that risk and already knew how to make money. You miss 100% of the shots if you do. not. try.
- croes 7mo agoBut you don’t hit 100% if you try. That’s where the luck part comes into play. Right time, right place
- rvz 7mo ago> But you don’t hit 100% if you try. That’s where the luck part comes into play. Nope. Sid just knows how to make money and that's him being more than 'lucky' with his experience and marketing GitLab right here which you could have done that as well. > Right time, right place Just use Sid's story as motivation for yourself.
- TobTobXX 7mo agowealth and access that is merely fathomable
- rvz 7mo agoYou can literally apply to YC, just like Sid and now you are reading his story. He did not come from any of those backgrounds.