My $200 million startup mistake: Peter Thiel asked and I said no
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I was 23 and didn't
I was 23 and didn't know anything about startups. Peter Thiel offered me a big equity stake and a full year's salary to quit my stable job at Microsoft and join a startup he was starting. It wasn't even a risky decision. I still said no, and it cost me $200M.
When opportunity knocks, you should think about taking the risk. If you're good, it's often the only way you can actually get a larger piece of the kind of value you can create when making software. There are lots of good reasons to work at a big tech giant, but there are also downsides. We talk through those things.
Don't make my mistake. Make all new mistakes.
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EDIT NOTE: Google actually makes $1.6M annualized net revenue per employee per year, not profit. Apologies for the imprecision.
When opportunity knocks, you should think about taking the risk. If you're good, it's often the only way you can actually get a larger piece of the kind of value you can create when making software. There are lots of good reasons to work at a big tech giant, but there are also downsides. We talk through those things.
Don't make my mistake. Make all new mistakes.
How to get rich: STOP Chasing Money -- Chase WEALTH. |...
Stop wasting your life: LEARN, EARN or QUIT | My job/career a...
Turning $300K into $2B with Coinbase: I funded Coinbase in 2012. Making 600...
00:00 Intro
00:32 How it went down
02:32 How to make what you're worth
03:26 Big company upside
03:50 How to avoid the downsides
04:27 Work at a startup or start yourself
EDIT NOTE: Google actually makes $1.6M annualized net revenue per employee per year, not profit. Apologies for the imprecision.
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