Burnout

After five years managing thousands of servers in a security startup and two more years trying to build my own security SaaS, I’ve come to a realization: I’m done with cyber. Not with tech. Not with building. Just with security. And honestly? That’s okay. The Burnout Was Real Let me back up. From 2016 to 2021, I worked at a security startup. It was incredible - we built an all-in-one cybersecurity solution that protected millions of websites across thousands of servers. I led a small team developing the security agent, designed defense strategies against attack vectors, and shipped over 100 production releases. ...

The Setup I’m on vacation. First real time off in months. And instead of relaxing, I immediately opened Claude Code with a question: “What should I work on during my 3 days off?” Because that’s what I do. That’s what we all do, right? Time off = time to finally work on side projects without the day job getting in the way. Except this time, Claude called me out. The Brain Dump I started listing everything on my mind: ...