Work at a startup on a founding team. So not as founder or cofounder, but person #3 or #4. If the startup sells for $20M then you've made $1M, assuming equity of 5%.
You'd have to prove to the founders that you're on their level, in passion and a combination of domain knowledge, contacts or skill/intelligence/talent, and that you're willing to go the long haul.
Why not do a startup yourself? Risk, time and momentum.
If making a million is like reaching the top of a building, you'll have to start climbing stairs. Find some people that have already created an escalator, and then with them create an elevator.
These are some YC Startups, http://workatastartup.org/ but you could just as easily go through crunchbase (eg the new additions) or something similar (a launch blog) to see what excites you.
You'd have to prove to the founders that you're on their level, in passion and a combination of domain knowledge, contacts or skill/intelligence/talent, and that you're willing to go the long haul.
Why not do a startup yourself? Risk, time and momentum.
If making a million is like reaching the top of a building, you'll have to start climbing stairs. Find some people that have already created an escalator, and then with them create an elevator.
These are some YC Startups, http://workatastartup.org/ but you could just as easily go through crunchbase (eg the new additions) or something similar (a launch blog) to see what excites you.