[mcdoug]

I have seen a lot of these threads over the years on HN. Most give your two options, with an occasional "read pg, do a startup" type advice thrown in. Things I have considered:

- Switching careers to work closer to where the money is. For example, working for a douchey hedge fund that can pay half a mil a year if things are going well.

- Putting together a pitch deck, flying out to CA and pitching it to every VC who will listen. I have a decent idea for a dating app that solves a lot of the problems with the current crop of dating apps. A VC paying my salary for a year while I develop something like that would work well for me.

- Networking my way up until I am rubbing elbows with the ultra rich and looking for opportunities to help them spend their money.

- Playing the lotto until I'm broke.