In 2016 I quit my job at Expedia to venture upon my startup dream. And even though this dream turned out to be the hardest time in my professional career, I have absolutely zero regrets. For building my own startup has taught me a great deal, more than I could ever have imagined. Despite the many challenges — probably, in fact, because of them — I have improved immensely as a designer. I wrote more about what I learned here and here.