This post by
@EgoDriv resonates more than I’d like to admit.
Three years ago, fresh out of college, I took the “right” path - campus placement, a good company, great culture, supportive team. On paper, everything made sense. But something felt off. I couldn’t quite fit into a structure that didn’t align with what I truly wanted to build and explore.
At the time, I was deeply drawn to blockchain, emerging tech, and developer advocacy. Four months in, I made a decision that didn’t make sense to most people - 𝗜 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁. I was told it was risky, that it would “look bad,” and honestly, I was scared too. But I knew staying would cost me more in the long run.
What followed was anything but linear.
I joined a remote role aligned with my interests, eventually moved to Singapore to lead APAC, and just as things felt stable, everything changed. The company pivoted, the team dissolved, and I was back at a crossroads.
This time, instead of rushing into the next job, I chose to build.
With no clear roadmap, just pure conviction and the love for education, I started
@the_devcompass (Prev. Web3Compass). What began as a simple 30-day Solidity cohort unexpectedly brought in 150 learners. That moment changed everything. We kept going - more cohorts, more geographies, more communities. From working with teams like
@arbitrum ,
@base , and
@injective to running programs across China and LATAM, all with just two people figuring things out as we went.
Eight months in, that same journey led us to become part of
@GerminaLabs giving us the opportunity to build more deeply on the product side with a stronger team, while continuing to shape how people learn in the age of AI, without losing the human touch.
Looking back, life would have been very different had I chosen the safer path.
What I have now is far from predictable it’s uncertain, intense, and constantly evolving. But it pushes me every day. From product to growth, SEO to content, tech to storytelling, I’ve had to learn it all.
And I wouldn’t trade that for comfort.
Because the alternative isn’t safer, it’s just quieter.
And for some of us, that’s the real risk. So I’d much rather embrace this journey and have fun with the work along the way.