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I left Google after making nearly $1M in a year. Fears about layoffs and missing out on the AI boom gave me the push.

  • He made nearly $1 million last year at Google but left because of "AI FOMO" and the outsized equity upside at AI startups.
  • He set aside $200K to run the business plus $150K for personal expenses and is bootstrapping Mangosteen Studio to build AI go-to-market tools for sales reps.
  • He spent nights experimenting with ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini, leaning on 20 years in sales and an "immigrant hustle" mindset to bet on himself as a solo founder.
Business and Finance Technology & Computing
Jun 28, 11:15 AM
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