Getting lucky is a one in a million occurrence. And those who do get lucky had to have at least some base funds to make their startup. So getting lucky isn't available for everyone.
Also getting lucky is on another level than Mayer who simply got a job in the early Google years and surfed on that reputation ever since.
So: Live in the right place, have money, preferrably get out of a very well known school such as Stanford or MIT, get lucky.
Also getting lucky is on another level than Mayer who simply got a job in the early Google years and surfed on that reputation ever since.
So: Live in the right place, have money, preferrably get out of a very well known school such as Stanford or MIT, get lucky.
Yeah, that's not an option for 99.99% of people.