Trust your instincts, ignore everyone else, and don't overthink it. The startup could fail and lead to some other amazing opportunity or you going back to Goog

Trust your instincts, ignore everyone else, and don't overthink it. The startup could fail and lead to some other amazing opportunity or you going back to Google with a better job. The startup could succeed and be career defining. The startup could fail and be a waste of time. Google job could be career defining. Google could end up destroying your passion for your job, but make it extremely hard to leave, so you'll be trapped doing work that doesn't mean much for some of the best years of your life. There's no way of knowing, and no right or wrong decisions when the goal is undefined.