What a curious word for a role so relentless. As if they just found a statistically sound pitch deck in their living room. As if they found their calendar brimming with investor meetings. As if they found their way through getting that grant. Because in the world of startups, there’s no such thing as chance. Every step is a choice. Every triumph, deserved. Every fall, a lesson. Founders haven’t found anything — they’ve built everything. They hire lawyers before they can afford them. Urge developers to believe in half-baked dreams. Duct-tape an MVP together in days. They learn to code out of necessity. Market with every scrap of time and money they can spare. Stare down the creeping doubt that maybe they should’ve picked an easier path.