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by BubbleRings 546 days ago
I think I’ve taken some considerable career hits for that kind of attitude, but mostly no regrets here either. But I think I was affected by how, once you leave that company, your contribution to the effort can seem kind of gone, gone gone. That’s part of why I came back to trying to create a physical invention that someone might care about. Something for the grandkid to put on his mantlepiece and say “my granddaddy made this and patented it and (hopefully) it was the start of his big company.”