It was a pleasure. I really enjoyed the morning. It’s good to be challenged. Research is great but it can become paralysis through analysis if over done. On my post today I linked to a blogger who talks about many startup’s failing because they don’t do anything http://jessicamah.com/blog/?p=641. They think and ponder too much.

You make a good point on Lady Luck. I hope she does shine in us And shine when we really need it. Like helping us to win our first few paying customers. Yes, I agree Luck is probability. Probability is about measured risks. I did talk much about risks at my presentation.

Even if I did not talk about it I’ve always been a fan of luck and famous quotes: “Chance favours the prepared mind.” (Louis Pasteur) and “You make your own luck” (Hemingway, Ernest).

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Thanks for the thoughtful comment

Best

Nick

I am grateful to you for having spent your time with us talking about your journey to that million-dollar idea to shape your business solidly. I quite liked the fact that you did tremendus research as I beieve half-knowledge about the industry is as valueless as no knowledge at all. My only concern was that you did not mention Lady luck as one of your uided factors of opportunity probing at all. Do you think a stroke of luck plays any role in bringing the right timing to your product launch? I see getting closer to luck as being constantly ‘switched on’ toward what is happening around you and being decisive about fishing the right opportunity, threby increasing the probability of your success. The rest is history then! I am a professional programmer myself and have used C# to create and deploy websites for organisations earlier in my career. I think that IT has no ends to its creativity and the what it can do for you. Please keep in touch. I am ready if you need my commitment for anything IT related.
Cheers
-Sharath

I really enjoyed meeting and talking to you all today. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and for the feedback you’ve given. I’ve found life is full of uncertainties but also wonderful opportunities waiting to be realised. It is easy to be driven out of fear – fear of failure, fear of lose rather than seeing new opportunities as an enriching learning experience.

All the best

Nick

I trust you are keeping healthy, wealth and wise. Sounds like the new Amsterdam office is going well. A prosperous New Year for you and all at Atlassian.