There are easier ways to get into FANNG: * Read Cracking the Coding Interview and practice every exercise twice. * Publish high-quality content (projects, tut

There are easier ways to get into FANNG: * Read Cracking the Coding Interview and practice every exercise twice. * Publish high-quality content (projects, tutorials, blog posts). * Contribute to OS in some meaningful way, like owning the packaging for your favorite library for your favorite distro. * Reach out to people at the company you want to work for, or go to a meetup hosted by that Co. All of the above is much easier than starting a company.