Leaving my small(ish) town and taking a chance in the Bay Area. I wanted to validate my skills after being passionate about building software as a kid; it work

Leaving my small(ish) town and taking a chance in the Bay Area. I wanted to validate my skills after being passionate about building software as a kid; it worked, I convinced a unicorn startup to hire me and moved into management where I'm able to save much more money. I went from 60K to 285K with over 500K in options vested in 4 years. I've had so many growth opportunities and now I manage multiple teams with influence over the strategy for the company. This has allowed me to develop the skills to see software as more than just engineering, but a business, and understand the hard problems of motivating very smart people around me. I would never have guessed this was possible for myself. You'd be surprised what you will learn if you just "go for it".