Is Luck Even a Thing in Business? | Ep. #971

Nomzy Stholly

5 min

Investing & Markets

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In episode #971, we discuss if luck is even a thing. Tune in to hear if success is just a matter of good luck. We have committed to throwing a FREE Marketing School Live Event in Los Angeles, once Marketing School reaches 1M downloads in a 30 day period. Take action: Rate, review, subscribe, and SHARE. Check the progress <a href= "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegKGoOGZ2CfPUZjPMAMSWD_lBVKSSRym1HP57fQJV67oAwEw/viewform"> here</a>! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li>[00:27] Today’s Topic: Is Luck Even a Thing in Business?</li> <li>[00:35] Neil met Guy Kawasaki and he said he would invest in luck over anything else.</li> <li>[01:10] Jim Collins wrote a post about the “Return on Luck”.</li> <li>[01:35] Being white and upper class was a benefit to the founder of Microsoft.</li> <li>[02:00] However, there are many people who grew up that way, so why are there so few people like Bill Gates?</li> <li>[02:20] Luck is great, but you have to work hard to capitalize on it.</li> <li>[02:45] Eric grew up in a middle-class family, but has had a good deal of success.</li> <li>[03:05] There is something to be said for hard work and execution, because you can’t pick luck.</li> <li>[03:30] Eric found his partner at <a href="https://www.clickflow.com/">Clickflow</a> through a stroke of luck (by chance).</li> <li>[04:20] Don’t worr

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Is Luck Even a Thing in Business? | Ep. #971

Nomzy Stholly

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