--- title: Irrational Decisions | daily.dev description: A former startup CEO explains why he quit a six-figure job in Germany after a board fight over a rigid three-year plan. He left with no backup plan, against... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/irrational-decisions-xq045wqui twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Irrational Decisions | daily.dev og:description: A former startup CEO explains why he quit a six-figure job in Germany after a board fight over a rigid three-year plan. He left with no backup plan, against... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/irrational-decisions-xq045wqui og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Xq045wQUi.png og:image:alt: Irrational Decisions og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Irrational Decisions **[Tech Lead Digest](https://daily.dev/sources/techleaddigest)** · 9 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A former startup CEO explains why he quit a six-figure job in Germany after a board fight over a rigid three-year plan. He left with no backup plan, against the advice of nearly everyone around him. More than a year and a half later, he works as a coach and advisor and says he created more revenue than his full-time job paid, though he says that doesn't matter. He argues 'irrational decisions,' ones that feel both scary and exciting, drive real growth, while decisions everyone approves of just keep you where you are. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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