Overview
- Meet Semlani said a 10-day silent retreat gave him the clarity to quit JPMorgan, and he left in February 2018.
- He took about a 70% pay cut to join a startup serving international students, pared back expenses, and lived with his parents.
- He was laid off in late 2019 as that startup struggled to raise funds, shortly before the COVID-19 lockdowns.
- He used that period to cofound Tartan, which he describes as a data-infrastructure platform.
- He says Tartan has raised more than $6 million from global investors, and the journey reshaped his definition of success.