How do you know when to quit your job?

By his late 20s, Alon Chen had a top marketing job at Google. But he walked away once he realized he cared more about clear personal impact and ownership than about staying in a “golden cage” with prestige and security. He built Tastewise after spotting a simple, real-life problem at his family dinner table. Diets and preferences were changing fast, while big food companies were still relying on slow, infrequent surveys instead of real-time behavior. That insight turned into an AI platform that now helps major brands like PepsiCo and Nestlé decide what products to launch and how to market them, supported by about $72 million in funding. His advice is clear. Don’t leave a stable job unless you’re emotionally and financially resilient. Bring big‑company strengths like transparency but be willing to “think big, start small." Accept that running even a 5‑person startup is far more intense than managing thousands inside a corporation because you’re building every system from scratch. But it'll be worth it. Read more at entrepreneur.com.