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In my opinion very few of the smartest, most successful businesspeople attribute their success to anything they learned at an institution. There are essentially no traditional institutions that can teach you how to be a great entrepreneur, identify those people, or help them be successful.



A good entrepreneur knows how to navigate a downturn. A successful entrepreneur gets lucky (or puts themselves in better positions) and isn't afraid to gamble.


There is almost no way to make it big from bottom with just playing safe. Bigger the uncertainty bigger the upside potential.




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