On it becoming Day 2 and Leaving Amazon
Posted on August 12, 2021
Making the jump during a pandemic was daunting but there is just something about startups.
Linkedin got updated months ago and the move came even before that, but incase you missed it, in April 2021 I left Amazon after three mostly successful years. Nothing here is news, but a reflection after some of the raw emotion of the decision has worn off.
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