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Maretus
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Navigating Risk vs. Reward How do you decide when a risk is worth taking? Have you ever taken a big risk that paid off—or one that didn’t go as planned? I have done both. At 19, I took over ownership of a small franchise pizza restaurant. It was a good opportunity but it didn’t go as planned. The restaurant didn’t make money and I struggled to make ends meet. Ultimately, I sold it for a very small profit, but nothing for the time and effort put in. Then, in 2013, I quit my safe job to start a risky digital marketing company. We grew quickly and in 2014, a large competitor made a generous offer to buy out the company. I took that offer and I began working for them. Today, I am much more careful about taking risks. I’m almost 40 and my time is more valuable to me now. I will still take risks but the rewards must be outsized for me to really do so. Let’s talk about the toughest risks you’ve taken in life, what you learned from them, and how you weigh risk vs. reward in your decisions today.
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I took a big risk joining the company I’m out during COVID in 2020 only 6 months into my post-doc at Stanford. Ended up being the best decision I’ve made but was a huge challenge at the time. I didn’t want to leave my postdoc and wasn’t really looking for a job. Fast forward 4 years later and I’ve moved up the ranks and now own a house and lead a small team doing really cool science, giving cancer patients a chance at survival. Crazy how much one decision will effect your life.
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Holy shit man, and on top of that you’re building a cool ass web 3 project. Busy dude! I’d love to hear more about your work someday. Either publicly or privately. 🙌🏼
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