Was stuck in corporate America for 10 years, miserable, kept being overlooked for promotions, and life generally sucked. Got out and said never again! Never.

Now when I see people clamoring to "get into tech" , in my mind I'm like, "Think of all the things that are shitty about corporate America. Ratchet those things up 5 notches and you'll get "working in tech". Now double that if you're black!"

I'm sure a bunch of people are happy in the machine though. But I don't know a single one of my friends that aren't completely miserable at their gig. Except my boy that's a pilot, he loves his job.

@rohangilkes I will never forget the day I left my corporate job to start my first company. It felt like a dive off a cliff. Turns out we can be our own safety net if given the chance.

@ChristineCarril Oh it's a beautiful thing, congrats Christine, I know that took some serious fortitude to pull the trigger.

@rohangilkes I was right around the same time!! Oct 2012 here ✨

@myfriendjanine Oh snap, just two months from each other. That's wild!!! 🙌🏾😲

@rohangilkes I was there when it happened!! ... I think? Or at least close to those moments

@chddaniel Yep, I'm sure you were. That was the same year I started posting the most on reddit.

@rohangilkes 👊

@Camp4 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

"Haven't had a job for a company that wasn't mine since." By the way I phrased this really intentionally. Entrepreneurship is just another job. People add all this unnecessary mystique to it for no good reason if you ask me.

@rohangilkes This is so amazing 🤩

@RandallKanna Means a lot coming from you. 🙏🏽😊

@rohangilkes those ergonomic keyboards 🙈

@theDbraid 😂😂😂 straight from circuit city

@rohangilkes My last job was 2011. I don't even know what it feels like anymore.

@DTSpann Fam, we did it together!

@rohangilkes Congrats! What’s your company’s business?

@rohangilkes Your decision has been an instrument of change to this generation. I will connect you on Facebook.