Oculusby Palmer Luckey
Palmer Luckey founded Oculus, a VR headset company, by combining self-taught expertise in optics, software, and hardware from his teenage years modifying game consoles and reselling broken iPhones. He rejected a $1 billion acquisition offer from Facebook, but ultimately sold the company for approximately $2-3 billion in 2014 with a massive earnout structure. His success was built on internet forum communities, lean operations (paying himself $100k at acquisition), and an unconventional hiring approach that drew talent from his online networks.
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