Why I Quit My $150,000 Data Science Job

Shaw Talebi · Beginner ·🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ·2y ago

🤝 Work with me: https://aibuilder.academy/yt/LRLH_yIxHrI 🚀 Ship AI apps in weeks, not months: https://aibuilder.academy/courses/yt/LRLH_yIxHrI I recently decided to leave my well-paying corporate data science job to go all-in on entrepreneurship—here's why and how it's going. 📰 Read more: https://shawhin.medium.com/why-i-left-a-150-000-yr-data-science-job-to-become-an-entrepreneur-64ea530e6ef1?sk=6f2543ce8e4091737460678142a13a9e Coming up - 0:00 Introduction - 0:25 The Background - 1:15 Reason 1: Alignment - 2:36 Reason 2: A better way to grow - 3:58 Reason 3: Good timing & opportunity -…

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