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I LEFT FAANG FOR A STARTUP AND REGRETTED IT

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A dev left Amazon for a $300K startup in SF and got let go after 3 weeks when he admitted he didn't actually like the work. Startups need obsession and not just talent, and he wasn't willing to sacrifice everything for someone else's vision.