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In 1997? when he was still riding his old battered Toyota?
by zaat 7y ago
In 1997? when he was still riding his old battered Toyota?
- coldtea 7y agoYeah, don't believe the hype. He studied at Princeton, worked for years at fintech, became Project Manager at a bank, and then V.P of a hedge fund, and he also got $300,000 from his parents to invest in his new company. This wasn't a rags to riches story...
- bin0 7y ago300k -> 125b is still staggering growth. All though, Andrew Carnegie still has him beat (in terms of inflation-adkusted wealth and starting position).