Anyone ever left to start their own business or franchise in something completely unrelated? How was It and do you like that you did it?

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Would they still be on this app? They are probably running the business all day.

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I was thinking that tbh. But maybe someone boomeranged back into corporate after? Was just curious to see if I got lucky

Yes. I enjoy it but its not an easy path. A lot of people want to be entrepreneurs until they have to do the hard things.

You might want to ask this in the entrepreneurship bowl vs the consulting exit one for more engagement - though I don't really understand the question here.

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I’ve looked into franchising but have yet to pull the trigger

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