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0 pointsrvz1mo ago0 comments

Not only Sid didn't come from any of those backgrounds, neither did the founder of Freshworks who literally started his company based on reading a hacker news comment. [0]

So I only see more excuses here.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28336815

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croes1mo ago

So it was luck

rvzOP1mo ago

Nope. He applied to YC and took that risk and already knew how to make money.

You miss 100% of the shots if you do. not. try.

croes1mo ago

But you don’t hit 100% if you try. That’s where the luck part comes into play.

Right time, right place

rvzOP1mo ago

> But you don’t hit 100% if you try. That’s where the luck part comes into play.

Nope. Sid just knows how to make money and that's him being more than 'lucky' with his experience and marketing GitLab right here which you could have done that as well.

> Right time, right place

Just use Sid's story as motivation for yourself.

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croes1mo ago

So it was luck

rvzOP1mo ago

Nope. He applied to YC and took that risk and already knew how to make money.

You miss 100% of the shots if you do. not. try.

croes1mo ago

But you don’t hit 100% if you try. That’s where the luck part comes into play.

Right time, right place

rvzOP1mo ago

> But you don’t hit 100% if you try. That’s where the luck part comes into play.

Nope. Sid just knows how to make money and that's him being more than 'lucky' with his experience and marketing GitLab right here which you could have done that as well.

> Right time, right place

Just use Sid's story as motivation for yourself.

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