16:54How To Be Lucky As An Entrepreneur
From My First Million · Published Jul 5, 2023 · Watch on YouTube
TL;DR
This video presents four levels of luck (blind luck, motion/action, prepared mind, reputational luck) and four flavors of risk (mediocrity, safety/not taking enough risk, eyes-wide-shut risk, and distinguishing market vs. execution vs. technical risk).
Key insights
- Blind luck (level one) is uncontrollable – e.g., being born healthy or winning a raffle – and cannot be relied upon because it happens without any action.
- Level two luck (“fortune favors the bold”) is increased by motion and action; moving around stirs up chance encounters and expands the surface area for lucky events.
- Level three luck (“chance favors the prepared mind”) happens when prior knowledge and experience allow you to recognize an opportunity others miss, like noticing penicillin’s mold-caused bacteria deat
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