After three years of copywriting, I knew I wanted to get into the tech industry — and quick. Why? Because I could tell copywriting was a dying art: more companies were hiring in-house vs. traditional ad agencies, and the job openings at big agencies were getting smaller by the year…

I was forced to spend my 27th birthday in solitude because of San Francisco’s public health order. No happy hours, no gyms, no gatherings. I was already going on three weeks of working from home. March 28th (my birthday) was rainy and overcast, as most San Fran weather is. …