[tablespoon]

> Jobs was highly successful 3 times (Apple I, Pixar, and his return to Apple). Once could be luck, twice is highly unlikely to be luck, and 3 times? fuggeddabootit

So someone who flips a coin an gets heads 10 times in row isn't lucky, they must be good at flipping coins? Jobs certainly had certain talents, but luck was definitely the bigger contributor to his successes. However, lots of people lose sight of that, and almost join a cargo cult centered on him.

[WalterBright]

The odds are zero for even one head if you never flip a coin.

[tablespoon]

> The odds are zero for even one head if you never flip a coin.

And that proves what, exactly? If lotto tickets were free, I'd buy a billion.

[mmplxx]

But why would you buy them if they were free? Steve Jobs would have just taken the entire lot.

[AstralStorm]

Jobs has his share of failure too, but his initial success allowed him a serious financial and PR buffer.

If he failed early, then nobody would know of it or him.