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Except the odds are that the salary is the only thing you'll actually see as compensation.


Obviously YMMV. My hit rate is about one in two, with wildly varying numerators.

Even excluding googlers and facebookers, I have dozens of friends who've made millions apiece. Bay area mortgages paid off, kids off to college debt free, parents healthcare paid for, etc.


Dozens, out of several million who live in the Valley. That's still pretty poor odds.




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