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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of luck is involved.  Yes it helps to be competent, good to work with, hardworking, etc.  But luck is a bigger deal than many people let on.[/quote]

it is no luck other than having your health. It is just 99 percent of people wont or cant do this.

When I graduated college mid 1980s it was very apparant you want to make money back, this had to happen. 
1) Work on Wall Street in New York City
2) Get an MBA
3) Grind and Grind and network

Later around mid 1990s became
1) go to counsulting or Big 4 in a major City
2) get MBA/CPA etc. 
3) work on Y2K, getting companies ready for IPO, IT consulting as in run up to internet bubble the late 1990s Consulting, IT consulting was making bank

Later around mid 2000s it became
1) get a job at a FAANG on West Coast
2) learn IT, 
3) get RSUs stock options and ride the wave

Then around mid 2010s became
1) join a hot start up in anything
2) work 80 hours a week
3) become a mulimillion with IPO

Now around mid 2020s 
1) get a job Fintech or AI
2) work 80 hours a week
3)become a multimllionaire with IPO

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