Never worked at Google, but do you think you could take a sabbatical or long vacation to travel and think? I think the risk profile would be lower since if you

Never worked at Google, but do you think you could take a sabbatical or long vacation to travel and think? I think the risk profile would be lower since if you do come up with something solid, you could leave, and if you don't, you'd still have a job. Maybe consider doing a side hustle as well? Or part timing or working remote to get away from it all. You shouldn't leave google because of all the smart people you have around, which isn't the same in a startup world, and because there are multiple projects and divisions and companies you could jump to in order to learn about different things. You should do a startup if you have an itch and an idea that makes money and you like doing.