As a bootstrapped founder who went through such an exit, but not planning on going back to a big tech company, I had temptations of going back for at least a co

As a bootstrapped founder who went through such an exit, but not planning on going back to a big tech company, I had temptations of going back for at least a couple years. My primary motivation was the fear of suffering personal consequences for completely running of our money. Now that I've exited and have plenty of time to start the next thing, I can't ever see myself going back to a big company. There's something addicting about entrepreneurship. To me, it just feels so much more real than working at a big company. At a big company, I felt like I just tried to make my boss happy and I had a very limited toolset to do such. As an entrepreneur, it's very connected to delivering value to other people who won't give you the time of day if you don't. It's difficult to explain but it feels way more real than a job.