I was nearly in the same position as you once but it never came to reality within the company. I never left and did it myself either. If I was in your shoes I would stay within the company and do it.
80 karma · joined January 11, 2020
I would still fail a programming interview.
* Your users won't have enough data
* Your users will have bad data
* Your users will have sensitive data that they can't upload
* Your model would need to be tweaked for best outcomes
But it did seem to go fast. Career wise I have progressed but I've always fantasied about doing the start-up thing. I've never even launched a proper (personal project) website