By Larry Chiang
In the land of unicorns, the high FICO score is the #LarryChiang of Silicon Valley.
FICO is a credit score from non-existent to “850”

It’s very common to have a non existent FICO. Majority of people under 18 have no credit score.
Here is Tonia’s goal.
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Look! It’s Tonia! (@tonia) |
This may be my new goal: “The 850 score is kind of like a unicorn.” https://bit.ly/9uFPaN #unicorn #FICO850
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
perfect credit score = “850” duck9.com/blog/deep-undeā¦
Use #FICO850 if that’s your intention |
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
The transition from 17 year old high school student to 19 year old adult with a FICO of 800. Credit line of $500. Perfect. #Fico850
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
One mortgage. Two car loans. Exactly 3 months savings in the bank #FICO850
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
5-15 credit cards on hiatus. #FICO850
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Stable address #FICO850
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Solidly strong, off-credit-report, metrics #FICO850
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Paying off your mortgage drops you from 850 to below 800 inside of 90 days #FICO850
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) |
Paying off a bogus collection with a paper check. #FICO850
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