[rvnx]

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-...

This was 2007. Now worth 15 times more.

The Chef as well: 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]

I 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.