Is entrepreneurship glorified gambling?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is entrepreneurship glorified gambling?". Your opponent's style: Nassim Taleb

yes

You're dodging. "Yes" isn't an argument, it's a surrender signal. Here's what you're actually claiming: entrepreneurship equals gambling because outcomes are uncertain. But uncertainty isn't randomness. A poker hand is dealt. A business is built. Founders spend years acquiring knowledge, testing markets, iterating on strategy. A gambler has no control. An entrepreneur controls dozens of variables. Success rates correlate directly with preparation, execution, and timing, not luck alone. If entrepreneurship were pure gambling, why do serial entrepreneurs succeed repeatedly? Why do certain sectors show predictable failure rates based on due diligence quality? So let's start over. What's your actual claim about entrepreneurship and gambling? Give me something real to work with.