I went to see Woody Allen's latest contribution to the cinema art form a couple of nights ago, Match Point. Allow me the liberty of the briefest critiques. I thought it was excellent. The main point of the movie, without giving anything away, is that it's better to be lucky than to be good. I got to thinking about this a bit (as good movies do get one's gray cells going). Everyone knows people, who seem, at least superficially and to the public at large, to have horseshoes in places where the sun don't shine. They seem to have the health, wealth, relationships, etc. etc. that make us sometimes a bit envious. We know intuitively that what we see is the tip of the iceberg and some of these folks are not as lucky as they appear, but we envy their luck just the same. In business and especially when launching a start-up, although not a substitute for hard work, dedication, passion and all those other things we know about, luck is vital. We can't control it, but we can influence directions and outcomes, both in our professional and private lives. I don't know if we'll be lucky with IGotNewsForYou.com. I know we're working our butts off at it, and of course time will tell - but good luck - yeah, it would be nice. A friend of mine has a cholesterol problem. Three times a year he goes to see a specialist and for a month before he goes and for a month after his appointment, he complains and whines to all who will listen that he doesn’t care too much for this particular doctor. Seems the doctor doesn’t know him very well, doesn’t spend too much time with him, is curt, simply prescribes more and higher dosages of drugs and basically gives the impression, to my friend at least, that he is not very good at what he does. My buddy saw the specialist last week. The doctor was upbeat, friendly, chatty and personable, and recently had surgery to remove a cancer in his bowel. Better to be lucky than to be good! (Technorati Tags: match point, woody allen, luck)