Is there something you feel you missed and if you could go back, would you make the same decision, or choose differently?

I ve only recently started my professional journey, working at a startup that builds an app. I don t have a long or glamorous career yet, nor a lot of experience. But one thing I do regret is not trying to work earlier, and instead spending most of my time buried in academic studies.

When I finally entered the workplace, I realized that much of what I learned in school was no longer aligned with the market or the speed at which things evolve. The job required soft skills that textbooks and theory never taught. I learned quickly that without self-learning and constant adaptation, it s easy to fall behind.

Learning to code or learning how to use AI is important, but what matters even more is learning how to solve problems we haven t even discovered yet.

Recently, I read an article featuring Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, where he said:
Nothing would give me more joy than if none of our engineers were coding at all, and they were just purely solving undiscovered problems.

Emotions are a fundamental part of being human, and anger is often the hardest one to manage.

Have you ever been yelled at simply because someone else couldn t control their emotions? In those moments, how do we usually respond? I choose silence not because I m weak or defeated, but because I understand that they are projecting their emotions onto me. Many problems could be resolved if we learned how to regulate anger more mindfully.

We don t need to say your product is great, let others decide that.

There is no guarantee that we are the best, or that what we build is amazing. As someone who prefers doing over talking, I always remind myself: what customers say about my product is the most honest reflection of what it truly is.

If users feel satisfied, it means the product is moving in the right direction.
If they don t, it doesn t mean we ve failed completely. It means something isn t right yet, and it s time to fix it.

In the same year I left Google s Mountain View HQ where I was working on subscription experiences used by billions to pursue Murror, two engineers also left Google to build Character AI.
Their early prototype raised safety concerns, but the idea evolved into a platform where people could create virtual characters such as AI companions, assistants, or friends.
We started from similar places, but chose very different paths.
Character AI focused on moving fast to meet market demand and scale quickly, then kids committed suicide using the product.
Murror chose to move slowly prioritizing research, ethics, and user safety. We intentionally designed our AI around a butterfly symbol, as a reminder that it is a tool for reflection, not a replacement for real human relationships. This approach takes more time, and it doesn t always show immediate financial results.
Over time, the contrast between speed and responsibility has become clearer.
At Murror, money is not the starting point. It is a result that comes after doing the work carefully and responsibly.
This is a long journey.
If you are someone an investor, partner, or builder who values patience, resilience, and long-term impact, I believe this path matters. As the world becomes more complex and emotionally fragile, the need for thoughtful, ethical technology will only grow.
This is just the beginning.

Every member of our team joined Murror with the same mission: to create something truly meaningful for users. All of this happens under the thoughtful guidance of our Founder, Astro Vinh - formerly Head of Design at major companies like Meta and Google. After overcoming his own battle with depression, he decided to leave the big tech world behind to search for a new sense of purpose and that journey led to Murror.

In the past 30 days, we ve seen growth in active users, new users, and retention. These are small wins, but for us, they re meaningful signs that Murror is working and bringing real value to people s lives. Because Murror is a long-term mission, we want to focus on quality before focusing on numbers.

There are days when I feel deeply lonely and a little heavy inside.
My usual response is to dive straight into work, open the laptop, focus on tasks, keep myself busy. It helps for a moment, but once the work stops, the feeling comes back just as strong as before.

I m curious about others experiences.

What do you do when loneliness creeps in?
Is there something that genuinely helps you shift that feeling or simply sit with it a little more gently?

Would love to hear your story.