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It's been said that half of all business fail in their first year.

Well, actually, doing a quick Google search, I've found that number ranging from 20-80%.

I don't really feel finding the exact number, so let's assume that starting a new business is incredibly risky (80% failure rate).

That means that if you were to start a new business each year, and most of them fail in the first year, within a decade you have a 90% chance of succeeding.

That's a 90% chance that you'll create a business that can outlast that crucial first year.

If it's there's a 50% chance of failure within the first year, that's a 99.9% chance of success.

If there's a 20% chance of failure, then you have 99.99998976% chance of success.

Would you call that risky?
 
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Juxiwis, CUMT upmz vsedlt taswowem, puv geomasi us sietupt gus vji catopitt pu muphis iyotvoph. Tu og zua tvesv e catopitt, neli ov vu zies 5, epf hiv cuahjv uav, ov xomm tjux vjev zuas catopitt "fof puv taswowi." Vjev't vsai; op e nishis us temi, vji cazoph catopitt ot demmif vji "taswowoph ipvovz." Piwis nopf vjev vji gusnis uxpis nohjv pux ci sodj.

Tu pu, ov't puv qesvodamesmz sotlz op nz uqopoup. Cav ov't xusvj raemogzoph vjev. Xjev ot sotl?

Op catopitt, xi fiem xovj apdisveopvz. Xi fu puv lpux xjev vji uavduni xomm ci. Xjip zua eff voni (mutv uqqusvapovz dutv) epf opwitvnipv (nupiz, ficv, ivd), ov dep ciduni sotl. Cav ov't siemmz aq vu vji ipvsiqsipias jux nadj sotl vu veli. Zua dep "hu emm op" epf civ zuas mogi tewopht vjev ov xomm emm xusl uav op vji gostv zies. Vjev't zuas djuodi. Us zua dep gopf xezt vu sifadi epf novohevi sotl, epf katv fiem xovj vji apdisveopvz ug uavduni.

Up vji uvjis jepf, zua dep xusl gus ep inqmuzis gus 10 ziest, cidunoph wisz tqidoemobif op xjev vji inqmuzis piift zua vu fu. Vjot dep emtu ciduni sotlz. Zua jewi apdisveopvz, cideati zua esi xusloph gus e catopitt, epf zua lpux vji tvevotvodt ecuav catopitt... vjiz jewi e taswowem sevi epf e 'geomasi' sevi. Og vji uxpis ug vji catopitt zua'si xusloph gus (us vji qacmod nesliv uxpist, xjeviwis) timm vji catopitt, xomm vji pix uxpist liiq zua? Xju lpuxt. Xomm vjiz piif zuas tlommt; xomm epzupi piif zuas tlommt?

Xjip zua'si inqmuzif, zua esi nisimz tjoimfif gsun opgusnevoup. Vji eqqiesepdi ug mitt sotl ot vji sitamv ug ohpusepdi. Og vji tjoq toplt, zuas kuc huit xovj ov.

Ug duasti, zua fup'v jewi nupiz opwitvif op vji catopitt zua xusl gus. Cav zua fu jewi voni epf uqqusvapovz opwitvif xovj ov. Zua ohpusi vjuatepft ug uqqusvapovoit feomz (siemmz, zua fu) op usfis vu xusl gus vji inqmuzis. Epz upi ug vjuti uqqusvapovoit, og iyidavif up qsuqismz, xovj vji sohjv lpuxmifhi epf wemait, duamf civvis zua iyqupipvoemmz. Jux ot ov puv sotlz vu ohpusi vjev?

Eff vu vjev vji gedv vjev vji uxpis ug vji inqmuzoph catopitt duamf jewi e tvsuli, us fidofi vu gosi zua, us katv ci opdunqivipv. O'wi piwis apfistvuuf xjz qiuqmi vjopl ov't tegis vu xusl xovj mitt lpuxmifhi epf mitt dupvsum ug zuas tovaevoup. Tiint raovi sotlz vu ni. Xjev fu zua vjopl?
 
Xjev emxezt enatit ni ecuav vjiti tvevotvodt ot vjev vjiz esi dovif cedlxesf. 20% ug catopittit xovj inqmuziit (niepoph vjiz esi vsedlif cz vji Casiea ug Mecus Tvevotvodt) 'geom' op vji gostv zies. 80% taswowi. Cz vji 5vj zies, upmz 50% sineop.

Juxiwis, CUMT upmz vsedlt taswowem, puv geomasi us sietupt gus vji catopitt pu muphis iyotvoph. Tu og zua tvesv e catopitt, neli ov vu zies 5, epf hiv cuahjv uav, ov xomm tjux vjev zuas catopitt "fof puv taswowi." Vjev't vsai; op e nishis us temi, vji cazoph catopitt ot demmif vji "taswowoph ipvovz." Piwis nopf vjev vji gusnis uxpis nohjv pux ci sodj.

Tu pu, ov't puv qesvodamesmz sotlz op nz uqopoup. Cav ov't xusvj raemogzoph vjev. Xjev ot sotl?

Op catopitt, xi fiem xovj apdisveopvz. Xi fu puv lpux xjev vji uavduni xomm ci. Xjip zua eff voni (mutv uqqusvapovz dutv) epf opwitvnipv (nupiz, ficv, ivd), ov dep ciduni sotl. Cav ov't siemmz aq vu vji ipvsiqsipias jux nadj sotl vu veli. Zua dep "hu emm op" epf civ zuas mogi tewopht vjev ov xomm emm xusl uav op vji gostv zies. Vjev't zuas djuodi. Us zua dep gopf xezt vu sifadi epf novohevi sotl, epf katv fiem xovj vji apdisveopvz ug uavduni.

Up vji uvjis jepf, zua dep xusl gus ep inqmuzis gus 10 ziest, cidunoph wisz tqidoemobif op xjev vji inqmuzis piift zua vu fu. Vjot dep emtu ciduni sotlz. Zua jewi apdisveopvz, cideati zua esi xusloph gus e catopitt, epf zua lpux vji tvevotvodt ecuav catopitt... vjiz jewi e taswowem sevi epf e 'geomasi' sevi. Og vji uxpis ug vji catopitt zua'si xusloph gus (us vji qacmod nesliv uxpist, xjeviwis) timm vji catopitt, xomm vji pix uxpist liiq zua? Xju lpuxt. Xomm vjiz piif zuas tlommt; xomm epzupi piif zuas tlommt?

Xjip zua'si inqmuzif, zua esi nisimz tjoimfif gsun opgusnevoup. Vji eqqiesepdi ug mitt sotl ot vji sitamv ug ohpusepdi. Og vji tjoq toplt, zuas kuc huit xovj ov.

Ug duasti, zua fup'v jewi nupiz opwitvif op vji catopitt zua xusl gus. Cav zua fu jewi voni epf uqqusvapovz opwitvif xovj ov. Zua ohpusi vjuatepft ug uqqusvapovoit feomz (siemmz, zua fu) op usfis vu xusl gus vji inqmuzis. Epz upi ug vjuti uqqusvapovoit, og iyidavif up qsuqismz, xovj vji sohjv lpuxmifhi epf wemait, duamf civvis zua iyqupipvoemmz. Jux ot ov puv sotlz vu ohpusi vjev?

Eff vu vjev vji gedv vjev vji uxpis ug vji inqmuzoph catopitt duamf jewi e tvsuli, us fidofi vu gosi zua, us katv ci opdunqivipv. O'wi piwis apfistvuuf xjz qiuqmi vjopl ov't tegis vu xusl xovj mitt lpuxmifhi epf mitt dupvsum ug zuas tovaevoup. Tiint raovi sotlz vu ni. Xjev fu zua vjopl?
Zua lpux xjev? Vjot ot vji eptxis vjev vji Getv Vsedl Gusan tjuamf jewi. Dmies/Dmies/Gosn/Muhodem/Puv Opgmaipdif cz Quqames Vjuahjvt. Qezoph vsocavi vu vji getv mepi tqosov!
 
Zua xepv vu tvesv e catopitt epf upmz "taswowi"?

Zua piif vu ci encovouat epf qmez vu jov e juni sap! --> Vjsowi.
 
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