The founder explained that the decision, once dismissed as foolish, eventually led him to some remarkable opportunities (Representational image/Pexels)A Bengaluru-based entrepreneur recently shared that he left his well-paid job at Yahoo! and that the decision turned out to be a breakthrough in his career. Arjun Jain, founder of Fast Code AI, revealed that his manager did not support his move and even called it “stupid”. However, he said, the risk was worth it as it opened doors to opportunities alongside some of the biggest names in technology.Reflecting on August 2007 at Yahoo! Bengaluru, Jain wrote, “The day I chose curiosity over comfort. August 2007. Yahoo! Bangalore. I’m staring at my resignation draft. ₹1 lakh per month. Stock options. The golden handcuffs every middle-class kid dreams of.”He shared that despite the good pay and perks at Yahoo!, he felt restricted. He then decided to resign and move to Italy for an internship. “Are you stupid? You’re leaving Yahoo! for… Italy? Do you know how many people would kill for your job?” Jain quoted his manager.Further, Jain shared that the initial months were filled with financial struggles. “Six months later, I’m broke in Florence. Can’t get a job – wrong passport. The internship ends. I extend it because… what else? Go back to content pushes?”Also Read | From IIT Bombay to SpaceX: Meet the Indian researcher Elon Musk hired to build ‘superintelligence’However, Jain did not give up and continued to pursue his work in technology. Describing those early years, he wrote, “It’s not Instagram-pretty. It’s coding until 3 AM in a tiny Italian apartment, building computer vision models while others are at aperitivo. It’s visa anxiety. It’s everyone thinking you’ve lost your mind while you’re grinding harder than ever – just on something that matters.”Jain explained that the decision, once dismissed as foolish, eventually led him to some remarkable opportunities. “The choice that my boss called stupid led to Saarland Graduate School (they had a program with stipend + PhD without Masters) → Max Planck Institute → Working with Chris Bregler → Yann LeCun becoming my office neighbor at NYU → Being there when deep learning exploded → Papers, patents, Apple, teaching at IIT, IISc.”“From content pushes to publishing with the godfather of AI. Not because I was smarter. Because I was curious,” he wrote.Story continues below this adIn his post, Jain encouraged professionals to follow their aspirations, even if they have to step away from stability and comfort.See the post here:헧헵헲 헱헮혆 헜 헰헵헼혀헲 헰혂헿헶헼혀헶혁혆 헼혃헲헿 헰헼헺헳헼헿혁August 2007. Yahoo! Bangalore. I’m staring at my resignation draft. ₹1 lakh per month. Stock options. The golden handcuffs every middle-class kid dreams of.But I’m suffocating.Another content push.… pic.twitter.com/4GW6i9w3FS— Arjun Jain | Fast Code AI (@Arjunjain) March 16, 2026The post has since gone viral, prompting a wave of reactions. “this so much resonates with book that I am reading “running down a dream -how to thrive in a career you actually love” by bill gurley. the first point he mentions is ” chase your curiosity”,” a user wrote. “Kudos to you. Hats off for having the courage to go through with the journey,” another user commented.“It’s the journey that matters fornthe curious. Well done,” a third user chimed in.