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It's certainly the same feeling I had back in 2010 when I knew I had to quit my job and start pushing Python for data analysis.

And are you really, really successful or the rest? :)

Well, judging by the account name, this is probably Peter Wang, the CTO of Anaconda, Inc. So maybe that answers your question.

Hahaha this is great. But did you win the Putnam?

For the uninitiated:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079

Anaconda, inc. customers:

Citi, SEC, SAMSUNG, dozens of others...he certainly seems like he's in the former group.

Your work is the backbone of what we do to push financial inclusion in India.

Thank you!!

So Microsoft was founded on a lucky case of FOMO? Hey, it works sometimes.

No, I don't think so. Inspiration is perishable, I don't recall who said that but it's true. It doesn't matter if you have a good idea, they are ever so common. Execution is everything.