COVID-19 disrupted most of our lives. Some of us faced a circuit breaker for the first time or faced economic difficulties during this pandemic. Some of us also decided to take the opportunity to upskill or even plan a pandemic wedding. Amidst all the uncertainties that COVID-19 has caused us, I decided to introduce another uncertainty into my life – which is to leave my stable public service job and hop into the arms of a startup instead. In the midst of an economic crisis.