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Preston Fore

Roblox CEO David Baszucki went from window cleaner to billionaire tech leader. He says a secret to success has been trusting his gut

David Baszucki with his thumbs up (Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

As some Gen Z graduates find themselves iced out of the job market, millions have slipped into so-called NEET status (not in employment, education, or training), unclear as to when their careers will finally be able to take off. For Roblox CEO David Baszucki, that sense of professional drift is familiar.

Although today he helms the $60 billion video game platform—and has a $5 billion net worth to go with it—when he graduated from Stanford University in 1985, he said his career prospects were anything but clear. 

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