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Why You Should Ignore Every Founder’s Story About How They Started Their Company (medium.com)
12 points by howitworks 3040 days ago
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„That one day I was sharpening the pencils in my garage and got this revolutionary idea and launched pencil-sharpening startup which is now earning billions”. NOT. Rich and influential parents, lots of money available to burn, location, availability of cheap workforce - otherwise you end up unemployable and with debt (and, for fucks sake, don’t drop out of the university).