So many people responding to this don’t realizing they started life on base. Such an American bias comes out when people respond to these things. There’s a reason so many successful companies are started in America and not Ecuador or Moldova.

@chrisxmunn Do you think entrepreneurship involves more variables than a simple dart game? How rich are we talking when we say rich kids get to “try over and over again until they hit something and feel good about themselves”?

@SMB_Attorney Sure it does. But those who have a safe place to land get the most throws.

@chrisxmunn Worth noting that the carnival workers are the only ones who are guaranteed to get paid.

@KrissBergTweets And a guarantee to a pretty crappy life unless they find a way out the carnival

@chrisxmunn This explains startup networking effects, most importantly would probably be raising funds.

@mitchellcmorris Yes the fundraising one is huge

@chrisxmunn It makes me feel like I'm not good enough as an entrepreneur because I am truly bootstrapped. No family money, sweat equity, or support. First to go to college and first to start a business. All my network and resources had to build over the years.

@girlsautoclinic That sounds like success to me, no?

@chrisxmunn The concept is valid. As a poor kid I saw the rich kids get far more shots, proverbial instruction manuals, introductions, and cheat codes the poor kids don’t get or know about. But the hungry poor kid has his own superpowers they use regularly. But it is much harder for them.

@JohnPGavin Yes…the poor kid is often a beast on the inside. That’s a Hunter that can’t be taught. Will society ever recognize that is their challenge. Gotta be undeniable.

@chrisxmunn In a sense this can also apply to your typical college education / w2 job. Kids who get to enjoy SAT tutoring and not have to work a job at age 16 are at an advantage.

@DavidJoonKim The internet has changed this a bit. Khan academy has awesome sat prep for free. Kids just need to know it exists.

@chrisxmunn Good points. But there are also games you can play free with no entry fee Only cost is your time If you’re broke, that’s how you start For example… chatted recently with a lady that owns a cleaning service. She came from Poland and started out using all her customer’s…

@ImSteveWalther I love that! Kudos to her.

@chrisxmunn My path started as a sub contractor with a minimal investment in tools and vehicle. I had for all intents and purposes 0 dollars. I actually slept in my truck a fair amount of time. I then copied what the company I worked for was doing. In ten years I went from low $40,000 in…

@TheRoadsideguy That’s an awesome outcome

@chrisxmunn The poor kid works the carnival, takes notes, measures engagement, surveys customers for improvements then makes a killing creating a new game that rich and middle class kids will pay them to play. That’s the rags to riches I like to see

@JordynWilly I love that!

@chrisxmunn How can you practice before you get your throw?

@_zattak_ This