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Today, we are going to talk about if luck is a factor in business, right?

So I think we're talking about the economy here is is Neil luck versus hard work, right?

So I'm keen to know from your side first, where do you think luck fits in with business?

I'm going to read this quote by Guy Kawasaki that'll pretty much sum up what I think.

Someone once told me that the probability of entrepreneur getting venture capital the

same is getting struck by lightning while standing at the bottom of a swimming pool on

a sunny day.

This may be too optimistic.

Wow.

So the way I look at it is luck is a huge factor and most people will not have it.

And if I had a pick between hard work and people grinding it out to succeed versus luck,

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