When I was 22 and raising for my first startup I remember a very famous angel investor telling me that he'd trade $20 million dollars for a year back in his twenties - time was the most valuable asset. Can't help but think about that often.
A recent estimate by a team of Stanford economists attributes almost a quarter of all US innovation since 1976 to high-skilled, foreign-born individuals. This is despite a difficult immigration system.
Let's accelerate innovation!
In many ways, WFH feels like going back to college. Working 10-12 hour days locked in your room and only leaving to eat takeout pizza and attempting to answer existential questions with your roommate.
If you joined Nvidia 5 years ago as a mid-level product manager with an annual $70K stock grant over 4 years, just that initial grant would be worth ~$10.6M today.
One secret of Silicon Valley is that there are many angels investing $1K - $2K in startups (vs $25K - $50K). Still a lot of money for most people but far less than you think.
The most important technical concept in AI in recent years was introduced by group comprised mostly of immigrants. The most important technology in the 21st century is largely coming out of the US today due to immigration. America should not take this for granted.