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Leaving employee #1 energy behind

Sai Heng · Feb 9, 2026

Reflections on stepping away from a company I helped build for six years, and what building in public taught me next.

Six years in, most of my identity was tied up in a company that wasn't mine. Leaving meant relearning how to build without a title attached — which is most of what this blog has turned into.