Why I walked away from millions of dollars to found a startup

Back in college I was deeply inspired by Paul Graham's essays, like How to Make Wealth and How To Do What You Love. His essays helped me realize I wanted to be involved in startups after I graduated. I loved the notions of avoiding the bureaucracy of big companies and being part of a small team doing something big. Fast-forward a few years to 2013 and I was in a predicament about where to go with my career. I was working at Twitter, leading a core infrastructure team I had started. I arrived...

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