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What are you optimizing for? Income? Learning? Benefits? Status? Long-term family stability? In a quest to optimize for learning and connections, I quit my cus
by kareemm 16y ago
What are you optimizing for? Income? Learning? Benefits? Status? Long-term family stability?
In a quest to optimize for learning and connections, I quit my cushy corp gig to found a startup. I cut my income from 120k w/ benefits to 54k w/ no benefits.
I didn't regret it for a second because I learned a ton and I met a slew of new and fascinating people (aside from launching a product, building a team, raising money, getting customers, etc.)
The world is full of well-paying gigs for smart people. Go do your startup.
- ufomuffin 16y agoThat's right, in my case, the first time I tried to do my own business I didn't plan it well, I had to look for a job offer and I learned that as long as you have good skills you'll always find good pay. Building your own business IS the way to go.