Artist Turns Down $60K gets $200 Million Instead

In 2005, a graffiti artist had a choice: take $60,000 or gamble on 0.25% of a young tech startup. He took the stock—and when Facebook went public in 2012, that small stake turned into $200 million. Choe now spends his fortune on wild creative projects, scavenger hunts, and even appeared in The Mandalorian. His story proves that bold risks (and the right connections) can lead to incredible rewards.

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