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0 pointsjwesley17y ago0 comments

There is definitely something lucky about Craigslist. There is an element of luck in everything and CL was the right product at the right time.

You could build a better product right now and it wouldn't beat CL because the timing isn't right.

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I could make a better cheeseburger than McDonald's but I'm damn well not gonna get billions and billions served.

There's luck in every success. But that doesn't mean that success is attributable to luck.

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