Having all the existing connections probably doesn’t hurt either. If your daddy already knows the people who will make your budding enterprise a success, you have a lot lower chance of missing that dart toss. Not zero, but it’s like getting to take three big steps over the line.
People assume it’s that the parents buy good schools and bribe etc.
But I think it’s actually mostly the powerful privilege confidence that you get from having that safety net.
They can try and fail so many times. Some have, too. Like Trump who failed mostly his entire life and is still a mogul.
It’s the feeling these people have got that they have right to command and tell people what to do and not be afraid of consequences
Like the old carnival game metaphor about entrepreneurship.
I’ve never heard that. That’s a really good metaphor!
That was very succinct
Having all the existing connections probably doesn’t hurt either. If your daddy already knows the people who will make your budding enterprise a success, you have a lot lower chance of missing that dart toss. Not zero, but it’s like getting to take three big steps over the line.