I Quit Corporate to Explore Stuff

Two years ago, I quit my corporate job to build and explore. I saw I could learn and explore ideas and I wanted to jump on them.

Problem: I didn't have the skills necessary. Too stubborn, too close to new ideas, too eager without a plan.

While I was exploring on my own, doing project after project in a room in Peru, my teammates were growing careers. Getting jobs at big companies. Google. AWS.

I feel sad sometimes. I could have followed their path. Could be working at Google right now with a visa, resources to move anywhere.

But I also feel something else.

Exploring on my own made me confident I can do a lot of things—not just the computer side. I can build whatever. See a problem and solve it. No approval needed.

Before, I was building in my own silo. Now I'm making content to share. Partly to share the experience. Partly because content can cover living expenses if it gets traction.

The Most Important Lesson

Follow your heart, but intelligently.

Before, I followed my heart in a crazy way. See something interesting? Do it. No planning, no strategy. Pure exploration.

But now there's no time to waste. Things are urgent. The AI transition is happening fast. I need to do it strategically.

Don't go crazy with ideas, but don't stay safe either. Explore with a plan.