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varjag on March 4, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Your own company? You can do it

> While this story is uplifting, it's a lot more about being in the right place at the right time.

You read the part where he applied for the programming jobs in his bank department for 2-something years, right?

falcolas on March 5, 2011 [–]

I did. Two points - he was 20 at the time, and so likely had few health concerns, and no dependents.

Perhaps I'm just associating too much risk with this kind of move, but I don't think so.

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