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Description: Ask entrepreneurs how they built their businesses and they’ll likely credit talent and hard work. Luck is at the bottom of the list. In a scholarly survey that had 3,000 Swiss entrepreneurs rank the relative importance of six components of success, 78 percent put luck last.

Source: Businessweek.com

Date: Nov 07, 2014

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-07/entrepreneurs-say-luck-has-little-to-do-with-their-success#r=nav-r-story

Questions for Discussions:

  • What does this report say about entrepreneurial perceptions of luck in business?
  • How does culture affect this perception?
  • What does the report conclude about the formula for success?