I was just thinking about this because gambling is all about taking risks, where nothing is guaranteed and we don’t even know if we’ll win. so in a way, gamblers are natural risk-takers, and when someone starts a business, they also need that mindset which is taking calculated risks, making bold decisions, and having the guts to push through uncertainty.
So I’m curious, do we have any successful business owners here who could say that their experience as a gambler somehow helped them succeed in business?
I tend to think that risk in gambling and risk in business are not the same thing, although in both cases the subject of risk is money.
In gambling, risks are within the rules of the game. Whereas in business, these risks represent chaos of various factors and events. Also, in gambling, you can influence the result only by pressing a button or making a bet, and in real business - many ways to interact with this "chaos". In general, I believe that these are risks of completely different levels.
Also, I would like to note that I have never heard of gamblers in the stories of "success business" (although, maybe there are some). That is, gamblers don't become successful businessmen (at least to the level that there would be information about them in books about businessmen as examples).