These guys were able to cash out and start their own companies relatively soon after. I'm surprised we don't see this on a smaller scale amongst engineers in th

These guys were able to cash out and start their own companies relatively soon after. I'm surprised we don't see this on a smaller scale amongst engineers in the valley. They get paid such high salaries they could easily fund little side ventures using designers and engineers from other parts of the country to build the products. They'd act as managers, overseeing the construction of their own app ideas while maintaining a full-time position at some company.