> People starting a business after working a few years for a FAANGish company are like people with rich parents. They begin their startup journey with much more

> People starting a business after working a few years for a FAANGish company are like people with rich parents. They begin their startup journey with much more than the rest of us. I think his situation is different. He didn't ask for VC money. He didn't have tons of "business" experience. He didn't invented GMail like Paul Buchheit. He didn't have "networking" advantages built and ready to serve him post-Google. I don't know him other than from his blog but I can relate because he started from zero (aside from his software development skill) after quitting his job. He shared his journey: trying to figure things out as he goes along. I mean... he worked for Google, "cool job, bro!". But have you ever worked for a BigCo before? The moment you're out, there's no safety net. All the infrastructure (software, hardware, HR, knowledge base, etc) is taken away from you. > FAANG mentoring What FAANG mentoring are we talking about? He reads available books out there just like the rest of us man...