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The AI Career Dilemma

The AI Career Dilemma

What if the "safe job vs. founder mode" dichotomy is completely missing the real opportunity?

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Noah Zender
Jun 01, 2025
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Since 2022, every ambitious person is wrestling with the same idea: stay safe in their job or risk everything starting a startup.

I've been wrestling with this question myself, watching the conversations unfold across X and in countless discussions with friends navigating the same crossroads.

Yet everyone's missing the actual play.

What struck me is that everyone has the same angle, trying to predict trends and time the market. Every conversation, every Twitter thread, every career advice article, they're all asking "What's going to happen next?"

It's the obvious approach.

It's also completely wrong. The people who captured massive value during the internet boom weren't trying to predict the future.

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