That chance came at 23 years old when a CEO he had interned with said, "I want to put you into a position to benefit from your hard work." Having only raised $4 million in equity capital, the business achieved a nice exit selling for about $250 million. The consumer credit market is gigantic. Even then it can be really, really hard. On the upside, if you do it, you get to work really hard with people you know and trust, and you win or lose based on how much work you put in and a lot of luck.

Source: Forbes June 02, 2019 11:15 UTC