&gt; I have started companies and worked as contractor in domains I didn&#x27;t really have experience in and actually knew if I could succeed.<p>Hm. I&#x27;m not sure how to take that. I&#x27;m ok with you starting companies without having experience but to hire yourself out as a contractor without experience is a bad thing in my opinion. It does explain why I get to clean up the occasional mess of contractors that over-reach their abilities but that doesn&#x27;t mean that you are doing anybody a favor with that. Maybe it is indeed luck that you succeeded and it really shouldn&#x27;t depend on luck, it should depend on your expertise.