My 24/7 Episode 1: Meet Brian & Carl

Two tech careers, two very different leaps. Carl spent years at Mailchimp, Zapier, and Webflow before betting on himself; Brian went from tech sales to opening a matcha tea franchise on Market Street in San Francisco. In the debut episode of My 24/7, they compare notes on what the jump actually looks like.In this episode:Why "autonomy and ownership" finally outweighed a comfortable tech paycheckThe invisible two-to-three-year runway behind that shop that "just appeared" on your cornerWhy commercial real estate moves at a pace that breaks a tech brain — and the Queens lawyer out-hustling DocuSignCarl's renovation rule for budgeting: whatever you think it costs and however long you think it takes, pad itThe one thing each of them would tell you before you take the leap: don't marry the plan, and find your community earlyNew episodes every Tuesday.