It just takes some time and a whole bunch of commitment, then some good amounts of luck.

The last 20 years has been great for people who can code and applied it to a hobby. That will remain for another 5-10 years and then coding will be mainstream meaning that being able to code will be less and less of an advantage.

At that point it will be about data analysis and who can do it best. Which is why its important to learn about Machine Learning.