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I left my Big Tech job to bootstrap my own business. I went from making nearly $ 300,000 to not paying myself a salary.
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Soni Mehra, a 30-year-old who left her job at Uber to start her own home decor company, Marble Lotus. Business Insider verified her previous employment at Uber with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I...
businessinsider.com - 30+ days ago

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