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You also can't assume you would strike gold just because you have a pan and the right timing.

I know a guy that had podcast in 2009 or so. He had great timing but the problem is his podcast completely sucked and he has nothing interesting to say in general.

Shifting things forward or backward in time would not have solved anything.

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You certainly won't strike gold by saying "there is no gold to be found here" and sitting on your bottom.

Two massive parts of success in entrepreneurship are luck and doing something others didn't want to do, or didn't think was worth it. Both require showing up.

Having a world-changing idea is an overrated and oversold approach. Some people make billions selling underwear or bottled soda. You can make millions out of selling literally anything.

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