I just sat down with him once, so I've got lots of facts but no chronology: - I think he had some personal projects that had some success - Then he was "discov

I just sat down with him once, so I've got lots of facts but no chronology: - I think he had some personal projects that had some success - Then he was "discovered" somehow and then went on to  speaking and TV - He's from Vancouver and moved to SF to work with Digg in Business Development and then got caught in their lay-offs - He then decided to raise money and start this company. I think he comes from an upper middle class family of Hong Kong / Taiwan origin. Even if he was from a wealthy family - he's not thrown away these advantages like so many of them have. All of these stories are perfect-storms anyway - even the poorest of them use their luck, it's just harder. This ability to use luck and hustle, the mental game, is the essence of success IMHO. We need to teach our kids these things and give them access to the people that will show them the way.