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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make FAANG salaries without wor... by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @11:29AM (#41047019)
Just check out the number of posts you see on HN where you have people that started "successful" small (< 10 people) SaaS businesses.

In basically all instances:

1. These stories get a ton of upvotes because they're actually quite rare.

2. The total income to the founder is still considerably (like way considerably) less that a senior dev at a FAANG.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make FAANG salaries without wor... by keiferski on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @11:32AM (#41047068)
Big sample size issue here. I don't know why anyone would want to share that they have a profitable one person business, as it only invites competition. The people actually doing that are almost certainly going to keep it a secret.
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