I left my $250,000 Meta job to coach startup founders. I work fewer hours, have less stress, and still make a good living.
Jason Shen joined Meta after his startup's team was brought in. Three years later, he left a high-paying role and unvested stock to coach founders.
Jason Shen, a 40-year-old co-founder of Refactor Labs, left his $250,000 position at Meta to pursue a career as an executive coach. Shen previously worked at Etsy and Meta, where he served as a product leader. He founded Headlight, a tech hiring platform, in 2017 and later pivoted to voice AI for gaming, which was acquired by Meta in 2020.
Shen voluntarily left Meta in 2023 to focus on his coaching business, Refactor Labs. He works fewer hours and emphasizes family, fitness, and writing a book. Shen's business has generated $369,000 in revenue in the past year, and he aims to surpass his Big Tech earnings by 2028.
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