[blub]

Oh boy, someone believes in the startup myth.

A massive part of the success of such startups are connections, connections, connections.

The product itself doesn't matter that much, considering all the pivoting. Nor does making a profit, considering all the startups still burning VC money.

Yes, there is certainly an amount of skill necessary, but the scrappy startup that suceeds against all odds is a fairytale. Luck, connections and moral flexibility play an equally or more important part.

[Angostura]

Except of course, that heard about DRopbox when it first launched, tried the free plan, thought 'this is a really cool product' and introduced it to all my friends. Dropbox hasn't pivoted much, and I knew nothing about their connections.

It was a scrappy start up with a good product.