WILD WEST TECH: WWT_2020_0008

Guests enjoy a birthday party held at the private loft belonging to a successful technology entrepreneur in San Francisco, Calif., in February 2014. While most start-ups fail, individuals in the industry remains overwhelmingly positive partially because the community is so tight-knit that the achievements of others are easily visible and serve as motivation. Almost everyone knows someone who struck it rich and became incredibly financially successful while working in the industry.

Guests enjoy a birthday party held at the private loft belonging to a successful technology entrepreneur in San Francisco, Calif., in February 2014. While most start-ups fail, individuals in the industry remains overwhelmingly positive partially because the community is so tight-knit that the achievements of others are easily visible and serve as motivation. Almost everyone knows someone who struck it rich and became incredibly financially successful while working in the industry.