Melker: Success In The Crypto Industry Is Largely Luck And Timing
Scott Melker · The Wolf of All Streets, Scott Melker | Where It Happens · Jan 27, 2022 · at 13:30
Scott Melker reflects on the timing of his entry into crypto trading during the 2016-2017 bull run on Where It Happens.
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“A huge part of, I think, anyone's story in this industry is certainly luck and timing, right? If I had had the exact same story at the very beginning of 2018, it would be very different, right?”
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