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• I was studying marketing, but my peers were landing real marketing internships. So I did too, but failure led to entrepreneurship.
• I struggled monetizing my 1st startup, but my peers were landing real jobs. So I did too.
• My LinkedIn job extended my visa, but my peers were landing real marketing jobs. So I did too.
• My HubSpot marketing job was great, but my peers were building startups, so I did too.
• My brother and I created chopcast, but my peers were hiring real teams, so we did too.
• We built a team and sold services, but my peers were building real SaaS products, so we did too.
• We had a service AND a SaaS, but my peers were securing investment to build real companies, so we did too.
• We raised (a tiny bit) and grew, but my peers were already selling their companies for real money...
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The peers continue to do great things,
but I already chose to settle.
It's only when I settled did I realize I already had everything I wanted and needed.
So what's next?
I've decided to part ways with chopcast and run a company of one.