I left my $200K Microsoft job to bet on my startup. Work became less fun, and AI made me feel ready to build it alone.

Source: Business Insider

Junead Khan left Microsoft in 2025 to focus on building his AI startup, Treasury, without a cofounder or venture capital funding. Junead KhanJunead Khan earned over $200,000 his at Microsoft, but he decided to leave the company anyway. He said the job had become less fun and that he wanted to go all in on his side business.