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For me the point here was, that the meeting of that person the most crucial step and also pure luck.

Writing about "Starting a Software Business" which boils down to "just know the right people" is a bit demotivating :\




Did you miss the part where they intentionally spoke to lots and lots of people?


I read it that the "talk to lots of people" part was independent of her knowing Rich in the first place.


She made her own luck by making a concerted effort to meet lots of people who may be relevant to her business.




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