I took a 6-figure job at Amazon after stepping away from full-time entrepreneurship. A chance meeting led me back to my business.

Business Insider | 07-09-2026 10:58am |

Seun Phillips, a 42-year-old engineer and founder of Stemnetics, took a six-figure job at Amazon after stepping back from full-time entrepreneurship. A chance meeting with a school principal led him to return to his business full-time. Phillips says that principles he learned at Amazon, such as customer obsession and frugality, continue to guide his work at Stemnetics. His journey illustrates how corporate experience can inform entrepreneurial ventures.

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