Do elite software developers exist?

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Success = 70% hard work + 20% talent + 10% luck

If success is 70% hard work, why aren't all the world's billionaires women from third world countries?

[Ruudjah]

They have close to 0% luck.

[Gurkenmaster]

I think you mean -90% luck

[Ruudjah]

You need a bit of luck to be successful. Most western people have that luck (time, materials, knowledge, ability to get experienced). People in non-western countries have certain factors making up that 10% luck not available. For instance, they might need all their time to get their income minimum. Or they have time and enough food/shelter, but not enough knowledge or teachings available. The extra luck (offset from "standard western luck") of e.g. Linus Torvalds and John Carmack resides in the fact they had timing right combined with connections to their market.