India, Oct. 24 -- Imagine walking away from a stable 23-year career at Microsoft to start over at 45. That's exactly what Joseph Landes did. Now the co-founder of Nerdio, a cloud computing and IT management startup, Landes shared his bold career pivot-and the hard-earned lessons that came with it-in an essay for Business Insider.

Joseph, in his essay, said that he worked with Microsoft for over 23 years, working until several job titles. In 2018, he quit his reputable job and founded his own startup company, named Nerdio. As he runs a successful business with partner Vadim Vladimirskiy, he shared 3 key lessons after leaving a secure job and co-found a company, starting a professional journey from scratch.

According to Business Insider's...