Do founders attribute their success to skill or luck?

• Published in: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
• Main Authors: Lough, Benjamin J, McFadden, Alyssa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.12.2023; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Business and Management; Economic Geography; Economic Policy; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Gender identity; Intersectionality; Locus of control; Luck; Perceptions; Skill; Skills; Success; Locus of control; Skill; Intersectionality; Luck; Entrepreneurship

This study analyzes transcripts derived from 183 podcast interviews that ask successful entrepreneurs whether luck or skill and hard work account for their success. It quantitatively disaggregates founders' answers to this standard question based on differences in their gender, race, and geogra...