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Co-building in Public: Day 17 (Short-Term Gains vs. Long-Term Wealth Creation) You don’t have to be a founder to achieve life-changing wealth - joining the right company at the right time can be a true game-changer as well! Many candidates I have spoken with recently have focused heavily on short-term financial gains rather than the pursuit of long-term wealth creation. While short-term gains are enticing, they often do not lead to lasting financial security. In fact, they can sometimes result in wealth erosion over time. The recent acquisition of Wiz by Google, valued at a staggering US$32 billion, serves as a remarkable case study for this. This monumental deal created 1,700 new millionaires among employees, with an average payout of US$2.8 million. Early employees saw life-changing amounts, with some earning US$10–50 million or more due to their larger equity packages. And that is not all: an additional US$1 billion employee retention package at Google is set to add another US$500K, on average, for each team member staying on board. While these immediate gains are impressive, consider this: the earliest believers achieved significantly larger outcomes compared to those who joined Wiz in recent years. This highlights the importance of balancing short-term rewards with the pursuit of massive, long-term wealth creation. So, again, you don’t have to be a founder to achieve life-changing wealth—joining the right company at the right time can be a true game-changer. We continue to invest and co-build companies at Ortella Global Capital - OG Capital, India's only fund that co-builds companies with Gaurav Verma and Rajvardhan Mohite #ortella #ortellaglobal #ortellaglobalcapital #ogcapital #cobuilding