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Debrief: Two doors

2026-07-18 · [debrief]


February 2026. Two doors.

Door one: the safe path. Work for someone else for two years and hope things fall my way.

Door two: go all-in on a company that barely existed yet.

On paper, door one wins. Steady pay. A clear timeline. A story that makes sense at dinner tables.

But I’d wanted my own business since I was a kid. And when I looked at both doors honestly, the safe one was the bigger gamble. It staked everything on hope and nothing on my own hands.

A job ends and leaves nothing behind. A company, even one that fails, leaves you with what you built.

I took door two. All-in.

This site is the log of what happens next.