This headline is false. Flipping a coin has a 50% chance to fail, because there's little you can do to affect that probability. There's a lot you can do to af

This headline is false. Flipping a coin has a 50% chance to fail, because there's little you can do to affect that probability. There's a lot you can do to affect the probability of success in a start-up. In fact, everything you do affects that probability. This is like comparing video poker to a slot machine. On one, you have an opportunity for input. On the other, you don't. So they're not the same thing.