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What I wish I knew before I quit my job


Everyone likes to say that when you switch from employee to founder, you “take the plunge”.

Everyone likes to use this metaphor because it focuses on what’s so scary in the beginning: passing through the weird transition between employee and employer. I’ll give you a real quote out of my journal, and then share what I’ve come to believe is the right long-term way of thinking about whatever cliff I was standing on. Run a good product validation process, ideally in less than 6 weeks, and you won’t have to worry whether you’re on the right track.

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