Instagram’s founder, a marketer who learned to code at night

Post by intended » Wed, Apr 11, 2012, 6:08 AM UTC

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still, you can be successful without making millions.

Looking at how society as a whole generally/broadly defines "success", yes, there are a few cases were not making millions or more is still considered [extremely] successful, but more often than not, "success" at the level of people like the founders of Instagram usually means making bank. I am in no way agreeing or disagreeing with this notion of "success", just stating how I think society in general broadly feels.

Post by rhizome » Wed, Apr 11, 2012, 4:10 PM UTC

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And that kind of stuff does happen, just look at people who win the lottery :) But even in that simple example those people still had to play . Luck, or what appears to be luck, generally happens to people who are constantly prepared to accept an opportunity when it presents itself. In fact this leads to another popular saying that opportunity is everywhere. The problem is that it is often dressed in overalls and loo…

"And that kind of stuff does happen, just look at people who win the lottery :)" Yes, but creating a business isn't as easy as buying a ticket. That's my point. There is more skill than luck involved in any business success.

Post by matwood » Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 2:23 AM UTC

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A cheap PC today is way more powerful than PCs of just a couple years ago. Server rooms have shrunk not just because of the cloud, but because the same amount of work can get done with less machine. John Carmacks quote becomes more pertinent as time goes on because computing power is only becoming cheaper. And to directly address your point, the common person now has access to more computing power than ever before at…

>Server rooms have shrunk not just because of the cloud, but because the same amount of work can get done with less machine. The demand for servers and compute power has increased because of the cloud. Just because server rooms have turned into datacenters does not mean they "shrunk", quite the opposite.

Post by brunohq » Fri, Apr 13, 2012, 10:28 AM UTC

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I'll bet that optimism is another trait shared by those who actually make it. ;)

Well people like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates either directly or indirectly disagree with your assessment. At first I thought you were simply being wide-eyed optimistic. However, now it actually seems insulting that you just seem to hand wave around and assume the traits people have who "make it".