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How old were you when you decided to quit Google? How much savings did you have at that point?
by dom96 2y ago
How old were you when you decided to quit Google? How much savings did you have at that point?
- mtlynch 2y agoI was 32 and single, so I had a lot of freedom to take the risk at that point. I don't want to say my exact net worth at the time, but I earmarked $400k to last me five years of trying to make it on my own. $400k was kind of extreme because I assumed I'd maintain the lifestyle I had at Google, including my $4.2k/mo apartment in downtown Manhattan. I ended up moving to Western Massachusetts, where my burn rate was significantly lower and could have been even lower if I rented an apartment instead of buying a house.