What big risks have paid off for you?

MKSixer · 02-07-2021, 10:58 PM

Left Big Pharma, went to a very small biotech with a drug still in development and unapproved. Helped to build it to over 300 people and cashed out with a 7-figure sum in 20 months.

longm1985 · 02-08-2021, 08:39 AM

Drove two hours away to meet a woman, and I wasn't sure what to expect. 15 years later, we're married and have a 9 year old.

Esteban · 02-08-2021, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by longm1985

Drove two hours away to meet a woman, and I wasn't sure what to expect. 15 years later, we're married and have a 9 year old.

Asked a female coworker out for dinner 3 separate times and she turned me down all 3 times. Asked her out 1 last time and told her if she turned me down again I would not ask her out again. I was bluffing. She said yes and we've been married now going on 46 years. Glad I was persistent.

Manny01 · 02-08-2021, 07:09 PM

Countervailing point:

I turned down quite a few opportunities to leave mega corp for the same type of opportunities that made some of you wildly successful. All of them went bust. Now I’m a deep six figure mega corp whore living a pretty easy life.

Risk management. Something to consider.

RickFLM4 · 02-08-2021, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Asked a female coworker out for dinner 3 separate times and she turned me down all 3 times. Asked her out 1 last time and told her if she turned me down again I would not ask her out again. I was bluffing. She said yes and we've been married now going on 46 years. Glad I was persistent.

Good thing it was pre-me too!

Esteban · 02-08-2021, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Good thing it was pre-me too!

Haha, good one!

NEfan508 · 02-08-2021, 07:49 PM

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@ 16 My GF said we're having twins! Knowing I had to provide really changed my choices I was making

Cut out HS, starting earning great cash doing home repairs then parlaying that into 3 deckers (multi family homes) and other investments

Most people with money have investment properties in common, I just copied the smart successful types I worked for, no need to reinvent the wheel.

bucketfoot · 02-08-2021, 09:46 PM

In the matter of about 2 weeks I decided to leave my ex who thought that I would stay no matter what BS she pulled, took a last minute college entry test and moved to Arizona for college.

Overall it worked out quite well as I met my wife of 30+ years while there and have had a long engineering career.

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Manny01 Private First Class 300 Rep 139 Posts Drives: 2021 BMW M2 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Tampa, Florida iTrader: (0)	Countervailing point: I turned down quite a few opportunities to leave mega corp for the same type of opportunities that made some of you wildly successful. All of them went bust. Now I’m a deep six figure mega corp whore living a pretty easy life. Risk management. Something to consider.
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NEfan508 Lieutenant 2643 Rep 448 Posts Drives: 2019 M2C Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	Edit: @ 16 My GF said we're having twins! Knowing I had to provide really changed my choices I was making Cut out HS, starting earning great cash doing home repairs then parlaying that into 3 deckers (multi family homes) and other investments Most people with money have investment properties in common, I just copied the smart successful types I worked for, no need to reinvent the wheel.
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bucketfoot Captain 1221 Rep 890 Posts Drives: 2024 BMW 230i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Centennial, CO iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 BMW 230i xDrive [10.00]	In the matter of about 2 weeks I decided to leave my ex who thought that I would stay no matter what BS she pulled, took a last minute college entry test and moved to Arizona for college. Overall it worked out quite well as I met my wife of 30+ years while there and have had a long engineering career. __________________ This post sent using 100% recycled electrons.
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