" ... yet another example of a company that made something people want, and succeeded despite other factors because they understood their customer. " --- from briewis

Thanks for that comment. That's the point ... provide a service or a product that your customer wants and is willing to pay MORE than what it takes for you to provide, then you have a business. Once your business is profitable, then you are in control of your own distiny and that's why we do STARTUP.

Luck is a funny word and everyone can disagree on what it means and whether or not it should be called something else.

The bottomline is that when you do startup, there are a lot of things that are really outside of your control. And if you are hoping that they will come together just right without enduring the hardship and disappointment in between, and it works, then it is just dumb luck and power to you.

But if you work many years and things don't work out, but you persevere regardless and then one way, pieces magically fall in place and success is within sight, then you can call it what you want.

I call it luck even though I know better.

Thanks again for reading my article and for commenting.

--Denny--