I get what you’re saying, and I agree that networks, political ties, access to capital, and institutional credibility play a massive role in building stable businesses like family corporations. That’s not “luck” in the lottery sense, it’s structural advantage built over generations. But here’s the key point: most people don’t have that foundation. They don’t have wealthy families, industry connections, or seats on advisory boards. For them, the difference between success and failure often does come down to luck, being in the right place, at the right time, with the right opportunity.
Jenny Hoyos didn’t stumble into virality without skill, she trained, studied, and invested. But even with skill, not everyone replicates that outcome. The algorithms, timing, and audience behavior aren’t something you can fully control. That’s where luck intersects with effort.
So I’m not denying that strategy, knowledge, and networking matter. They absolutely do. But to dismiss luck as irrelevant misses reality. You can have two people with the same skillset and drive, and one blows up while the other stays invisible. Why? Timing, exposure, chance encounters. Luck.
That doesn’t mean we give up and blame bad luck, it means we acknowledge its role instead of pretending hard work is the only variable.
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Yes I agree with these modern AI algos today yes it's a portion of luck too. I wonder where Jenny Hoyos learned these skills ? From a mentor ? A good course how make any shorts viral ?
Or another example Tim Ferriss and Lenny Rachitzky (build 100k email list in 1 year without ads on Twitter)
Tim: wrotes articles for The New York Times in the past and had access to a big network of friends who spread their word out so that Tim becomes famous, viral his website too, without spend money.
Lenny: Worked at Airbnb but was a friend with his boss, after he quit his job, he was friend with his boss too and he helped Lenny with his big network/ email list to make him famous, viral....
Yeah you must doing deep research to find out the "shady" background of such people with such stories you find in google.
Sunny Leonarduzzi and many more young people today, with young youtube accounts 2 years old, have massive numbers of subscribers like 100-500k I wonder how they doing this? Only with making viral hook shorts of their long fom video to get massive views ans subs?
She claimed made her first $250k from here first only 103 subscribers I wonder. Yes send free course, emails sequence,
then 1:1 free session , but when her digital course is 6K , making $250k form 103 subscribers , would mean a conversion rate over 30% ??? which is not realistic in this world. I can't connect the three dots here, maybe the $250k statement is a lie a bold viral hook, she made much less with 103 subscribers, the message is, you not need huge numbers of subscribers I think so.
I like the model of Maria Wendt with that you not need doing zoom webinars. But you must know how gain new follower fast in Instagram.
Your statement: "You can have two people with the same skillset and drive, and one blows up while the other stays invisible. Why? Timing, exposure, chance encounters. Luck."
One moment, yes I agree with that, but this question goes deep, much much deeper.......it has to do with your mind!
I recommend you read this book it's an eye opener! I have this book in german, it's fascinating and has good practical tips:
Geshe Michael Roach : The Diamond Cutter , Buddha teached this to wealthy rich people, not the normal folks. For the normal folks he teached; calm down your mind, be poor ,all the same traps as other religions (I'm sceptical with religions invented from humans so like Buddhism too) you will get it as free pdf in english.
This book will be an enormous help for you!
American folks are great, they are fast thinking , creative when it comes to make money., business, online business, I wish we germans have this mindset...; "When they zig, we make zag" hahahaha brilliance, you are faster than I , I need a little bit longer to understand how you make money with your method.........yeah I can't change it I must be relaxed so long as I understand it the concept, the idea....
I try to unlock my unconscious mind before fall asleep, but not works I not get images, ideas....solutions to specific problems,
better I try it with self hypnosis. I think this make your mind empty meditations yes it's important too, but when you make your mind empty every day, then no ideas will come up from your unconscious mind I guess- it's a trap.
Like fashion designer Karl lagerfeld often told in interviews: when he not work when he is at his home, he reads a lot, many different topics, on fashion too, so his mind was always full every day- then with that , doing meditation your unconscious mind will give you ideas, answers- not from an empty mind.
I think I should go for my online business in the faith niche , faith creators , entrepreneurs........
So now, I wish you Happy Friday and blessings form the universe !