Yeah, don't believe the hype. He studied at Princeton, worked for years at fintech, became Project Manager at a bank, and then V.P of a hedge fund, and he also got $300,000 from his parents to invest in his new company.

This wasn't a rags to riches story...

300k -> 125b is still staggering growth. All though, Andrew Carnegie still has him beat (in terms of inflation-adkusted wealth and starting position).