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A big factor for early employees (not N. 1 or 2, but the first XXXX) is purely being lucky to be in the right place at the right time. https://www.independent.
by rvnx 2y ago
A big factor for early employees (not N. 1 or 2, but the first XXXX) is purely being lucky to be in the right place at the right time.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/stroke-of-luck-for-masseuse-who-found-millions-at-google-400082.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/stroke-of-...
This was 2007. Now worth 15 times more.
The Chef as well:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Ayers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Ayers
paid 26M USD in 2009. Now worth 15 times more.
So half a billion USD for this.
(same for Nvidia or OpenAI employees just riding the wave)
- away271828 2y agoI did "reasonably" well for a couple decades and then I did, if not spectacularly, well for a decade+ that certainly set me up for retirement. And I might have even retired earlier absent COVIVD. Not spectacular sums but certainly reasonable amounts given owning a house and modest travel sums.
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