[js4]

Agreed.

AirBnB and similar companies from that cohort are random occurrences but company building isn't as new of a thing as we think so there are millions of other businesses to use in the sample.

The guys enterprising on the silk road (the old one) weren't chasing after some "I woke up one day and had a vision that everyone in the west was wearing silk". They were probably just trying to execute on a market opportunity that was large enough to risk their life for.

"Narrative driven" startups are easier for people to understand, everyone wants Odysseus to come out on top after all, but is it a factor for success?

I dont think so.

As an entrepreneur its my job to see market opportunities that others do not.

How I come to that realization is irrelevant.