Why most serial entrepreneurs fail: the survivorship bias trap
“those are the things that that try and kick you that that sort of tend to trigger me into doing a thing.”
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those are the things that that try and kick you that that sort of tend to trigger me into doing a thing. I think the other thing that I battle continuously on stuff is survivorship bias. Like, I think one of the reasons you don't see that many serial people is that they usually get killed by survivorship bias. Meaning, hey. I've done this thing, therefore, I can do these other things. And, you know, so so often, like, you just learn nothing from success,
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Dylan Collins explains why serial entrepreneurs often struggle with subsequent ventures due to survivorship bias. He argues that success teaches you nothing, and founders who attribute their wins to skill rather than luck often get "killed" by overconfidence in their next company.
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Collins presents a counterintuitive view that challenges the common assumption that successful founders have repeatable advantages.
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