It’s an arbitrary selection of year. It’s three years for now. For the essence you can call it short term goal. What I want to become by 2026?
What are higher probability events:
- Becoming US Citizen
- Applying for GC for parents
- Car loan paid off and becoming a proud owner of Honda CR-V
- NM is five years old and NB is three years old.
- I hit 38
What can happen:
- My company get sold at Pennie’s for dollar in 2024 or 2025 or 2026
- My company get sold to a large inductor company at a reasonable price which would break-even the investment
- My company get sold to multiple companies. Each transaction would lead to 2–3x profit for investors which would cumulatively provide a 4–5x exit package to the investors. For this scenario, we need to sell the company as parts- inductor core div, motor div, and critical metal extraction division. This is super bullish projection.
What if I need to find a job:
- Principal Engineer level by 2026. Expecting $150–175k in the east coast.
- Do a part-time MBA to market myself for the executive team.
What else in 2026:
- Might be able to afford a Europe