I am Rich and I have no idea what to do says Co-Founder of 'Loom'
Loom co-founder Vinay Hiremath recently wrote on the insecurities he has been having since becoming wealthy. After selling his firm to Atlassian for $975 million in 2023, the Indian-origin entrepreneur gained millions. "I am rich and I have no idea what to do with my life," is the heading of a blog article.
Hiremath wrote: 'Life has been a haze this last year. After selling my company, I find myself in the totally un-relatable position of never having to work again. Everything feels like a side quest, but not in an inspiring way. I don't have the same base desires driving me to make money or gain status." He added that he has infinite freedom, yet does not know what to do with it. "And, honestly, I'm not the most optimistic about life."
Hiremath also attempted to give some significance to several significant periods of his life.
He said his anxieties were the reason he ended his relationship with his partner, whom he had shared "two years of unconditional love" with. Despite calling the split "extremely painful," Hiremath explained that it was the correct decision. Additionally, he apologized to his ex-girlfriend without mentioning her name. "If my ex happens to read this. I appreciate all you've done. He said, "I apologize for not being able to be what you needed me to be."
The co-founder of Loom also discussed how he didn't want to remain at the business that bought Loom, but he couldn't resist the offer of a $60 million salary package as CTO. Hiremath chose to abandon the work "to do something" after retreating to "the redwoods" to sort out his confusion. Anything. to regain one's life."
He intended to give computers "arms and legs," so he met with hundreds of investors and robotics specialists over the course of the following two weeks, but it left Hiremath feeling uninspired. "It started to dawn on me that what I actually wanted was to look like Elon , and that is incredibly cringe," he stated. "It hurts to even type this out."
After attempting an untrained ascent of the Himalayas, the 33-year-old became unwell and had to be thrown down "while tripping out of my mind." His buddies advised him to get in touch with vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk at DOGE when he recovered. He succeeded in landing a job there, but he quickly realized it wasn't for him.
Hiremath wrote: 'Life has been a haze this last year. After selling my company, I find myself in the totally un-relatable position of never having to work again. Everything feels like a side quest, but not in an inspiring way. I don't have the same base desires driving me to make money or gain status." He added that he has infinite freedom, yet does not know what to do with it. "And, honestly, I'm not the most optimistic about life."
Hiremath also attempted to give some significance to several significant periods of his life.
He said his anxieties were the reason he ended his relationship with his partner, whom he had shared "two years of unconditional love" with. Despite calling the split "extremely painful," Hiremath explained that it was the correct decision. Additionally, he apologized to his ex-girlfriend without mentioning her name. "If my ex happens to read this. I appreciate all you've done. He said, "I apologize for not being able to be what you needed me to be."
The co-founder of Loom also discussed how he didn't want to remain at the business that bought Loom, but he couldn't resist the offer of a $60 million salary package as CTO. Hiremath chose to abandon the work "to do something" after retreating to "the redwoods" to sort out his confusion. Anything. to regain one's life."
He intended to give computers "arms and legs," so he met with hundreds of investors and robotics specialists over the course of the following two weeks, but it left Hiremath feeling uninspired. "It started to dawn on me that what I actually wanted was to look like Elon , and that is incredibly cringe," he stated. "It hurts to even type this out."
After attempting an untrained ascent of the Himalayas, the 33-year-old became unwell and had to be thrown down "while tripping out of my mind." His buddies advised him to get in touch with vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk at DOGE when he recovered. He succeeded in landing a job there, but he quickly realized it wasn't for him.