India, Oct. 12 -- A 25-year-old former Microsoft engineer has revealed why he walked away from a lucrative job paying more than $200,000 a year to build his own artificial intelligence startup. Despite earning a six-figure income and working at one of the world's biggest technology companies, Junead Khan decided to pursue entrepreneurship after feeling that his job was no longer helping him develop the skills he wanted.

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In an interview with Business Insider, Khan, who lives in Seattle, explained how changing priorities at Microsoft and advances in AI technology influenced his decision to resign in August 2025.

Khan joined Microso...