As others have alluded, this kind of mentality is 'putting the cart before the horse'.
The strategy of building up a big stack within five orbits is to get dealt monsters multiple times, get action and win the pots.
Getting dealt AA, KK, QQ and AK multiple times and them holding up is
out of our control. If it happens early on, great. If it doesn't, no problem.
This isn't to say that we can
only win pots/chips with
monsters, of course we can find spots to acquire chips with premium cards (and less) but in MTT's it's advisable not to get too carried away (especially during early stages) when light.
Asides getting dealt big hands multiple times the other technique is to be confident, be aggressive and get the ball rolling. Build pots and then win them. You need to have a strong post-flop game and a little luck doesn't hurt (i.e. it involves risk*).
this is just not true at all. stack size matters a ton in mtts because it because dictates a lot of your action.
what you do with aces will differ with 100 bbs, 25 bbs, and 5 bbs. what you do do with ace king facing a 3bet pre differs if you're playing 300 bbs effective or 33 bbs effective. stack sizes and stages of an mtt can dictate which players you can apply pressure to, which you can 3bet more often, who you can resteal against, etc.
you stack is a vital part of mtts.
I think the point was 'survival > stack size', which in MTT setting, I can understand.
*Arguably,
unnecessary risk, situation dependent.