24-1. Leaving jobs at Google and Amazon to start a podcast tech company

We’re taking a short break from our usual programming about podcasting to dive into what’s next for us. Ilya quit his job at Google on June 1st and Arnab left his job at Amazon last year. On this episode, we’re discussing why we decided to jump ship, how we manage risk, financial planning, etc. We’re also going a bit personal and talking about our approach to career planning. Chapters 00:00 - Episode Intro and Google Domains 01:39 - From Google to Entrepreneurship 08:44 - Corporate Burnout and Job Transitions 17:20 - Embracing the Entrepreneurial Path 22:17 - Overcoming Fear, Planning Finances 31:58 - Passion, Partnership, and Indie Dev 37:04 - Family Support and Health Insurance Show notes Podcasts Alex Hormozi on The Diary of a CEO Indie Hackers Books Build by Tony Fadell Reboot by Jerry Colonna Movies (Un)well on Netflix Kung Fu Panda Software Google Reader Feedly RSS Borland C++ Builder Other Regret minimization framework The Peter Principle Post-production This episode was produced by Mike Semashko Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/024-pt1-leaving-jobs-at-google-and-amazon Download the Metacast podcast app for free iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.player Get in touch Contact us: [email protected] Ilya's LinkedIn Arnab's LinkedIn