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The whole resilience thing is about pushing through all the bad luck that can be expected to come along. So that you're there when the good luck comes through.

Sure, not everyone is going to make it, and the bad luck is going to finish them. But doing a presentation about waiting around for luck to strike would be extremely bad advice.

While there is variation in outcomes, people who have posted consistent results show that luck isn't the major determining factor in long-term success. Luck will change the amplitude, but it's up the skills of the founder to make sure they are always pushing through the bad times to reach the chance to succeed.



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