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Minh's avatar

Nat, I love this so much and feel so validated and seen! Been struggling with my career choices and its been a topic of discussion a lot with my family, who wants me to have a stable career/life and me wanting to do something that speaks to my soul!

Its a privilege to be able to take risks when you are young, healthy with no dependents.

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Scott Britton's avatar

Completely agree with this sentiment. I felt like I have and loved 5 different careers in 15 years. Sometimes it hurts to look at the cash you lost if you didn’t stick with it, but there’s far more value in the inner knowing that you’re doing what you want as early as you can in life and enjoying the ride vs. sticking it out. I’ve always felt like taking the startup MVP mindset to your career early on is a good idea. Fail and learn fast, and iterate

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