3 Women Founders Credit 'Delusional Confidence' for Leaving $80,000 and $100,000 Jobs
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Updated · Newsweek · Jun 26
3 Women Founders Credit 'Delusional Confidence' for Leaving $80,000 and $100,000 Jobs
2 articles · Updated · Newsweek · Jun 26
Summary
Three entrepreneurs told Newsweek that "delusional confidence" helped them push through doubt and build businesses when success still looked uncertain.
Jelena Skene, 37, said that mindset carried her through quitting an almost $80,000 marketing job in 2019 to launch an agency and later co-found PR platform Pressflow.
Jessica Strickland, 32, said she left a $100,000 salary, endured repeated rejection and 80-hour weeks, and relied on high risk tolerance to build AI matchmaking platform Matchmaker AI.
Zakia Moulaoui Guery, 39, said surviving bowel cancer at 26 pushed her to found Invisible Cities, which trains people with experience of homelessness to lead city tours.
A Shopify-Gallup study found 62% of U.S. adults would prefer to be their own boss and 52% would take financial risk, while careers expert Abi Hall said successful founders pair bold belief with constant adaptation.