{
  "id": 3714254,
  "title": "I worked 13-hour days building my startup while working at Apple. Here's why I ignored advice to go all in sooner.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/i-worked-13-hour-days-building-my-startup-while-working-at-apple",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/former-apple-employee-worked-13-hour-days-building-her-startup-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Julie Zhu, a 29-year-old entrepreneur from New York City, worked multiple 13-hour days while simultaneously holding down a full-time position at Apple. Despite the intense workload, she chose to remain employed at Apple for a few more years before launching her own startup, Odd One In. Zhu felt that she had learned valuable lessons at Apple and wanted to pursue a path where she could make her own decisions without feeling constrained by imposter syndrome. She waited until she had built a robust foundation for her new venture, including financial security and a team, before quitting her job at Apple.",
  "summary": "Julie Zhu spent eight months juggling Apple and her startup before quitting. She explains why she waited to go all in.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}