If you have the skills to go work for Google and climb up the career ladder there, you probably have the skills to start your own company, work harder and retire at 40 (not 60) with a decent amount of wealth. Just find an interesting niche, develop it for a large market and don&#x27;t waste your time on worthless features. I retired at 41 this way and don&#x27;t think I was even Google material when I started (too old and relatively inexperienced). Also, listen to this advice: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10787615" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10787615</a>