This is business. Envy is a distraction. Being able to see the paths someone else took to get somewhere shouldn't serve as the primary inspiration or impetus to pursue your ideas. Those paths are more than likely not opportunities for your success.
If "some 24 year old kid from illinois just sold his <2 year old video site for more than 1.5b!" gets you past the "wow maybe I could actually do this" hurdle without inflating your ego to the point of forecasting your certain success then it's been a positive thing for your personal progress.
Ymmv. Do it, fail, learn, repeat as necessary. Try not to let anecdotal successes inspire visions of grandeur.
If "some 24 year old kid from illinois just sold his <2 year old video site for more than 1.5b!" gets you past the "wow maybe I could actually do this" hurdle without inflating your ego to the point of forecasting your certain success then it's been a positive thing for your personal progress.
Ymmv. Do it, fail, learn, repeat as necessary. Try not to let anecdotal successes inspire visions of grandeur.