Yes, by a fair bit. Unwilling to quantify exactly how much without anonymization. Have to echo zafka's sentiment: I'm incredibly lucky to be in my position, an

Yes, by a fair bit. Unwilling to quantify exactly how much without anonymization. Have to echo zafka's sentiment: I'm incredibly lucky to be in my position, and try to remind myself often that it can vanish just as quickly as it came. I'm fortunate because of luck and preparation (more former than latter), and it ruffles my feathers when people on HN try to toss around the "self made man" thing.