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Lessons from my first exit

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410 points saeedesmaili | 2 comments | 14 Nov 24 07:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.415s | source
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ffjffsfr ◴[14 Nov 24 12:19 UTC] No.42135513[source]▶
great write up.

> $920k over four years

so this gives an average yearly salary of 230k. Very close to FAANG senior salary with much more risk, effort and (probably) worse life-work balance. OP quit from google in 2018 and ran some other business, and this is his biggest sale so far. I think it shows how hard it is to make better money outside FAANG even when extremely talented and lucky like OP. But it's probably more about lifestyle choices.

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1. yen223 ◴[14 Nov 24 12:53 UTC] No.42135736[source]▶
It's not quite apples-to-oranges, because he started a hardware company, which historically has much smaller margins than software.

The difference isn't just working for FAANG vs running a business, the difference is also working in software vs working in hardware.

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2. lokimedes ◴[14 Nov 24 14:30 UTC] No.42136420[source]▶
The difference is working for yourself. It’s the business version of achieving adulthood (for some).