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Will do. I have some sales experience though I never worked as a dedicated sales person. I've made cold calls that turned into paying gigs and I've done sales as an engineer: go pr…

Money can buy me time, which is one of the most limited things we have on this earth. I know what you are saying and this is advice I've often given as well. But please consider th…

Wow, this is one of the most helpful comments here. If I can ask for some details: The CEO track sounds nice. I've done the middle management stuff before and was quite successful …

It's possible I also just needed to rant about how tired I am of the rat race. You are right of course (though I might not 100% agree on your point #3; valuable connections often c…

Yup, I've had good luck with those in the past. Main problem: I am not making way below my market salary. I might be maybe $20k lower than average due to some job perks, but just s…

I haven't seen that particular book and will give it a read, but I have attempted about a dozen lifestyle SaaS businesses. All went best like I was selling peanuts at an allergy su…

Mid 30s. I have a small but slowly growing stock portfolio. If I keep going the way I am, in 5 years I might be able to buy a Model 3 with its worth. My family growing up invested …

Balance is important. This is why I'm not willing to sacrifice my family, but I am willing to work differently or in a different field. I am old enough to know what balance feels l…

I am pretty much as high up in my company as I can be without being an owner. We don't use these terms, but effectively I am occupying the role of the CTO. With the current pandemi…

For #1, can you provide any concrete info? What skills, where to get them, how to start getting into that type of work, what does it pay and how, etc. For #2, again, any specific a…

I am not exactly comparing myself to tech billionaires, but more tech millionaires. Bezos was mentioned just because of the absurdity of his wealth, but I don't want to be that ric…

I 100% agree with you on all of that. I know that it takes both luck and building up to having that luck and the ability to take advantage of it to land something like Amazon or In…

At least I'm not the only one :)

Yeah, that's the problem. I am happy to invest a couple of thousand bucks into something, and while crypto can have some very large returns at times, I'd have to hit something just…

I have seen a lot of these threads over the years on HN. Most give your two options, with an occasional "read pg, do a startup" type advice thrown in. Things I have considered: - S…

If I quit my job a bunch of people will be very negatively impacted. I can switch jobs and I can work on stuff in my spare time, but I can't go to zero income. Unlike Bezos, my fam…

Yes, but not focusing on money is how you end up building a business that sells dollar bills for $0.90. A few "for fun" startups have blown up in the past (Instagram, Snapchat, You…

Thanks. I'll look into it.

LeetCode looks like a bootcamp/school for software development. I don't feel like that's where my weakness lies. I am a productive software developer and am up to date on most of t…

Yes, absolutely. I am not after getting rich overnight. I am after getting rich in the timeframe of say 5-10 years. Quicker is better, but smarter is better than quicker.

Good point: - Software engineering. I am a full stack developer. I can and do program things from embedded devices, to medium scale web apps, to front end stuff. My graphics skills…

I am a software developer and like the company I work for. I am smart and capable but have few connections. I have a family and several people rely on my relatively high income so …

Yes. Typo. Old thread now, but yes.

That's yet a different issue. Watching an old episode of Seinfeld does not violate anyone's privacy. Theft: you have a painting. I took it. Copyright infringement: You painted a pa…