> So... why are the 99% working on things they know will amount to nothing? I think this is the central thesis of the article. Yeah, there are a tiny number of

> So... why are the 99% working on things they know will amount to nothing? I think this is the central thesis of the article. Yeah, there are a tiny number of disruptive companies out there, so what the hell is everyone else doing? We don't know. We go and we pour our hearts into something, knowing that the probability of failure is 100 to 1, but honestly not knowing if this is the time that you'll not only succeed but actually change the world. That's my belief anyways.