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Next week, I completed 2 years of leaving my amazing job at YouTube to enter the world of startups.
&lt;p&gt;Looking back, there is a ton of things that happened in these 2 years, including starting 2 companies, having a baby, traveling, fundraising, investing, advising, volunteering, etc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is a lot that I have learned from this rollercoaster ride, and its now time to reflect on some of the key things&lt;/p&gt;</description><content:encoded>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
Next week, I completed 2 years of leaving my amazing job at YouTube to enter the world of startups.
&lt;p&gt;Looking back, there is a ton of things that happened in these 2 years, including starting 2 companies, having a baby, traveling, fundraising, investing, advising, volunteering, etc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is a lot that I have learned from this rollercoaster ride, and its now time to reflect on some of the key things&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dont&amp;rsquo;s&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Do not leave a good job unless you know what you are going to do&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do not start a company without doing enough research&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do not think that you can go alone in building a company&lt;/li&gt;
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Dos&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Do make sure that you have enough savings to last a while&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do find co-founders or have a founding team that you have a good working chemistry with&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do have family time, startup is a marathon not a sprint&lt;/li&gt;
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Thanks to my wife for understanding and keeping sanity in some of the insane times.&lt;/div&gt;
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