People have commented that they are bad businessmen. “Business” isn’t mysterious.
It’s not mysterious but it’s a set of specific skills. Depending on who you are, some may be hard to acquire. For example, it will be hard for someone on the autistic spectrum to acquire good salesmanship skills.
Startups are hard, but doable.
Clearly so, but that’s not the right question. The right question is “What is my estimated probability of success for a given startup?” Keep in mind that the prior is pretty low.
you have a high chance for success if you’re rational
Nope. I think there is a lot of empirical evidence against this proposition.
It’s not mysterious but it’s a set of specific skills. Depending on who you are, some may be hard to acquire. For example, it will be hard for someone on the autistic spectrum to acquire good salesmanship skills.
Clearly so, but that’s not the right question. The right question is “What is my estimated probability of success for a given startup?” Keep in mind that the prior is pretty low.
Nope. I think there is a lot of empirical evidence against this proposition.
By the way, startups are not the same thing as small businesses.