Yes luck is there, but if you are persistent then you should eventually succeed. In 10 years one can start ~5 startups. And if after 5 failed startups one does

Yes luck is there, but if you are persistent then you should eventually succeed. In 10 years one can start ~5 startups. And if after 5 failed startups one does not make it then oh well.. then she/he probably really really does not have any luck (or she/he is an idiot).