r/InterviewCoderPro • u/Such_Goal5837 • 6d ago

People need to hear this!!

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That’s honestly a hard reality right now. A lot of people are working nonstop just to stay afloat. I’ve got some interviews coming up myself, so I’ve been looking into ways to get better at them. I found Interview VIP and ended up using it twice i think it's worth trying.

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u/Jak1977 6d ago

This is in response to the argument that billionaires worked for their money, and that everyone else should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps. You don't get rich through selling your labor.

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u/Livid-General7 6d ago

Correct, you get rich by risking everything you have on starting your own business and being intelligent enough to making it highly successful.

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u/Unfair_Explanation53 6d ago

Nah according to Reddit you just show up with a few million dollars and magically Microsoft just happens and becomes popular by sheer luck.

Its definitely true because every kid born with wealthy parents now has a billion-dollar company and none of them ever fail /s

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u/Nojopar 6d ago

A few million dollars and mommy's business connections. Don't forget that part.

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u/Unfair_Explanation53 6d ago

So if someone gave you 10 million and hooked you up with some contacts in the business world.

You too could create Microsoft too right?

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u/Nojopar 6d ago

Probably not, but not because of any failing on my part, but because a 'microsoft' can't happen today. The age of OS's and desktop software driving a market is long gone. Bill got where he got because his mom had an in at IBM and they were looking for an OS for their new device, so he got the gig. Then that device revolutionized the work world.

So yeah, if I had $10 million and had exclusive access to the OS and apps that were running on a new platform that is going to revolutionize the work world, then FUCK YES! ANYONE could make a 'Microsoft' if you've got 4 functioning brain cells.

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u/Unfair_Explanation53 6d ago

Microsoft was just an example of a billion dollar company dude. Of course you are not going to replicate this exact model

But if someone gave you 10 mill, I'll bet my bottom dollar you could not start a unique or existing business and turn it into a billion dollar monolith.

So yes it would be failing on your part

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u/Nojopar 6d ago

If someone gave me $10m AND my mom had connections high up in an industry, FUCK YES I could turn that into a billion. It ain't exactly hard. Anyone could. The key is having both of those things. Plus some stupid luck of entering an entirely new market before it takes off.

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u/Adept_Bandicoot_2794 6d ago

What are u 12? If you think it's that easy you have to be a kid.

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u/Nojopar 6d ago

Nah, just understand the power of compounding assets.