“ buy a stake in a startup that has a good chance of one day exploding in value.” the propublica people must be rich, if they can reliably identify these kind

“ buy a stake in a startup that has a good chance of one day exploding in value.” the propublica people must be rich, if they can reliably identify these kind of startups - everything is easy in hindsight. They also missed the bit where thiel paid tax on the $2000, that he invested. The whole idea of retirement accounts is that you either pay the tax at the beginning, or you pay at the end.