Why I Gave Up Google APM to Join A Startup - by Amy Deng
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my story of uncertainty, agency, and intuition
I turned down the opportunity to be a Google APM on a core ML team to join a seed-stage startup as the first employee. Why? I penned down bullet lists and rehashed reasons, but none of it quite captured the essence. So instead of explaining my rationales, let me share the stories where I grappled with the known versus the unknown, where I weighed trophies against my own truths, and where, ultimately, I trusted my intuition over chains of reason. I hope you’ll grasp my “why” by the end of this read. When I was 15, my mom took a job in America. I faced a choice: join her or remain at my high…
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