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Story about a aspiring SaaS founder who quit his job in Feb to build his own product.

HackerNoon CEO David Smooke and HackerNoon COO Linh Smooke are business partners and real-life partners. They discuss how it's important to know when to leave the business talk at the door, the importance of spending family time together, and knowing when they need time for themselves.

Mariia is an analyst who started at least 5 startups but didn’t finish any of them for different reasons. He decided to fight procrastination and use the “quick start” method. He plans to go from zero to launching a product on Product Hunt in one week.

Entrepreneurs Paolo Danese and Praveen Kumar struggled with writer's block. Their startup Storya shut down after two years, and they struggled to reignite their creativity. They found a balance between idealism and pragmatism to get back on track. They also grappled with whether AI could replace human creativity.