192 Weeks
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“How many weeks are between Jan 31, 2022 and Oct 6, 2025?”
192 Weeks 192 Weeks “How many weeks are between Jan 31, 2022 and Oct 6, 2025?” Eric Zhang • October 24, 2025 A couple weeks ago, I left my first job . I had worked there since 2022 . I joined when I was still in college, as a “founding engineer,” which as a job title means the startup was tiny and needed to grow a lot. And it grew—the company recently raised at a $1 billion valuation, and I left as one of the key engineers in a team of 70 people. Modal is now a successful business, and it has a wonderful team that will continue to do great things. But it also meant a lot to me, as
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