Ex-Big Tech Employee Burned Out, Quit Corporate to Be Entrepreneur
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessica Yen, a 33-year-old entrepreneur in Los Angeles who is the founder of Daily Work Journal and Surfers Jewelry. Business Insider…
I Quit Big Tech After Burnout. a Medical Leave Helped Me Move on.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Annie Lu, a 32-year-old former product marketing manager at Atlassian based in Bellevue, Washington. It’s been edited for length and clarity.…
I Quit My High-Paying Product Management Job to Be a Full-Time Artist
I began my corporate career in data and later transitioned into product management in tech. Running my own creative business was a goal I always kept in the background —…
I Quit Amazon and Microsoft to Start a Hedge Fund, Raised $10 Million
Stephen Wu transitioned from tech to finance, starting a hedge fund with $10 million. Wu’s experience at Amazon and Microsoft taught him efficiency and managing technical debt. He said trading…
I Quit My Big Tech Job and Made $100,000 in Revenue Within 5 Months
Jean Kang left a $300,000 Big Tech job in February to become a solopreneur. Kang leveraged her LinkedIn brand and coaching to hit $100,000 in revenue within five months. She…
I Quit My 6-Figure Tech Job When My Mental Health Collapsed
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rachel Stolba, a 32-year-old former B2B tech marketing senior manager based in Los Angeles. The following has been edited for length…