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Not only Sid didn't come from any of those backgrounds, neither did the founder of Freshworks who literally started his company based on reading a hacker news comment. [0]

So I only see more excuses here.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28336815

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So it was luck
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Nope. He applied to YC and took that risk and already knew how to make money.

You miss 100% of the shots if you do. not. try.

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But you don’t hit 100% if you try. That’s where the luck part comes into play.

Right time, right place

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