arikrak is saying that it's "this startup became a billion-dollar concern" that's winning the lottery, not the funding step. The funding step is analagous to bu

arikrak is saying that it's "this startup became a billion-dollar concern" that's winning the lottery, not the funding step. The funding step is analagous to buying the lottery ticket. In clearer words, it's confirmation bias: there are thousands of ideas and startups pursuing them. Most fail, some succeed, a rare few become AirBnB gorillas.