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Successful People (2013)

Hacker News Wednesday 04 November 2026, 23:01 UTC By epestr 1 min read
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"Successful people create companies. More successful people create countries. The most successful people create religions."

"Successful people create companies. More successful people create countries. The most successful people create religions." I heard this from Qi Lu; I'm not sure what the source is. It got me thinking, though--the most successful founders do not set out to create companies. They are on a mission to create something closer to a religion, and at some point it turns out that forming a company is the easiest way to do so. In general, the big companies don't come from pivots, and I think this is most of the reason why.
Qi Lu (PERSON)
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