Your first salary after graduation has almost no correlation to your ultimate net worth, explains Airbnb strategic advisor and Modern Elder Academy founder Chip Conley. He advises aspiring entrepreneurs to turn down tempting salaries and instead chart their own path, even if it means taking a low-paying job that promises more agency and equity.

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