offpeak

• 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... — 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.