He started with an old phone. By your logic, if he started with a million dollar item, he'd be worth over a quarter billion dollars now, and he'd have been maki

He started with an old phone. By your logic, if he started with a million dollar item, he'd be worth over a quarter billion dollars now, and he'd have been making a lot more than minimum wage. So, rather than say his achievement is unimpressive, say "imagine what he'll do once he comes into some real capital". Possibilities -- it's what HN is about.