risk is part of a process, but one thing is certain, taking risks without proper preparation is just gambling, so don't take risks carelessly, you have to be careful too.
I believe risk is a way for someone to achieve success, but they must consider minimizing risk. If not, as you said, they are the same as gambling because they don't have a picture of decision making.
As long as you have good calculations, supporting skills and full confidence then don't hesitate to take risks, the CEO of Virgin Airlines also once said "learn as you go"
It is important to have good calculations and most importantly we must master what we want to do. Once we understand many things, it will be much easier to decide on things to develop business or invest. People's mistakes are sometimes they ignore the process because they think too much about the final result, even though if they don't go through the process then don't ever hope that there will be much better results.