Edition No. 76 · Sun 6 Sept 2026 · Story 19 of 22

The Math of Inevitable Success

Dru's Notes

Pieter Levels shipped 70+ projects and 4 made money; at a 5% hit rate, 14 attempts is where the odds of zero hits drop below 50%.

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