Comment by robotnikman

4 hours ago

>Why didn't he just try find a job that pays $200k/year ?

Probably was not able to get into MIT or another prestigious school that many of those companies look for on a resume.

None of my peers went to any school of note, nor did I. A fair bit of community college, some lower ranked state unis, and one guy did a bootcamp.

All well above 200k.

  • What do they do, _exactly_? Because in the real world out of YC, the rest of us can barely top $200,000 a year unless we move into management or Executive level roles.