[hacalox]

14 votes, still no answers.

My logical conclusion would be: Many people hope they could recover from a huge failure but very few really do

[kotrunga]

I'm really hoping that some will answer; who doesn't love inspiring stories? Maybe some don't want to answer?

It's a really good question; I love Ask HN's like these. However, the conclusion you came to makes sense. That could be the case.

[hacalox]

Thanks god my assumption was wrong.

[stocktech]

Or, putting everything on the line is rare. Where the biggest failure may be going all-in on a project too soon and having to get a job once you realize the mistake. Where once you have a certain size and level of success, losing it takes effort.