Comfort Zone

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I was in college and had experience with Mosaic, Gopher, SMTP, UUCP, and NNTP — This background made me well-positioned to create a web browser but ultimately didn't push through due to doubts.
I worked for Apple as a QA tester after securing the job through a staffing agency — It was outside my comfort zone of academic work, highlighting the importance of stepping out. Fique de olho
The author's decision to take on a QA role at Apple instead could inspire others to embrace challenges beyond their comfort zones.

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Once, in 1994 or so, I was sitting in a cafe with friends, and I had the crazy idea that I was going to write my own web browser. I was a college student at the time, and had played with Mosaic and … well, probably only Mosaic.

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