{"id":529075,"date":"2026-03-09T15:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/529075\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:45:08","slug":"harvard-educated-entrepreneur-who-quit-9-to-5-says-shes-working-more-but-earning-less-as-a-founder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/529075\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard-educated entrepreneur who quit 9-to-5 says she\u2019s working more but earning less as a founder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many office employees dream of leaving their jobs to become their own boss\u2014imagining the freedom to make decisions, earn huge paycheques and control their schedules. But according to Logan Brown, founder of AI-powered law firm Soxton, the reality of running a company is far less glamorous. She says starting her own venture has meant working even longer hours than she did when she was a salaried lawyer.<\/p>\n

\"LoganLogan Brown, 30, is the founder of Soxton AI.AI founder\u2019s warning<\/p>\n

Logan Brown\u2019s path in law began early and has remained fast-paced ever since. Even before entering seventh grade, she secured an internship at her hometown\u2019s district attorney\u2019s office, signalling the start of her long association with the legal field. In 2018, she graduated as the valedictorian of Vanderbilt University before going on to study at Harvard Law School<\/a>. Not long after completing her degree, she joined the Silicon Valley law firm Cooley LLP as an associate.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Fortune magazine, Brown said she is working more as a founder than she did in her 9-to-5 job. This is despite the fact that her job required her to put in long work hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did not have [work-life balance] in Big Law. I am working more than I did there,\u201d said the 30-year-old founder of Soxton. \u201cI\u2019m coming from a place where people work very long, hard hours, and I\u2019m working harder now than I ever did in my old job.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Also read: \u2018We don\u2019t believe in work-life balance\u2019: Indian CEO gets blunt advice from Chinese entrepreneur<\/a>)<\/p>\n

After two years at Cooley LLP, Brown decided to quit and establish Soxton, an AI-powered legal services business that caters to startups. She admits that the long hours are not sustainable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI care a lot more now, and the hours have a lot more meaning. But I don\u2019t think it\u2019s sustainable for forever,\u201d Brown said. \u201cWe\u2019re not putting in hours for hours sake\u2026 We do work really hard. I don\u2019t have any balance, but I also find work fun. I enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking a pay cut<\/p>\n

Launching her own startup did not just bring longer working hours, it also meant taking a pay cut. Brown acknowledged the insecurities that come with the loss of a steady paycheque, even as she admitted that she earned more at her 9-to-5.<\/p>\n

(Also read: \u2018Disillusioned\u2019 Indian man quits JPMorgan job and takes 70% pay cut: \u2018Success isn\u2019t big paychecks\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely scary to lose the security of a stable paycheck and be on your own,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m not making more money, but I do have ownership of what I\u2019m doing\u2026 We\u2019re able to really help, be a small part of [our customers\u2019] journey, which is fun. That part is far more fulfilling. But yeah, it\u2019s going to be a pay cut for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even so, she loves the founder’s life.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything\u2019s unknown until you do it a couple times, and so figuring out, getting my bearings\u2026 It was all definitely a challenge. But it\u2019s very fun\u2014I\u2019m having the time of my life,\u201d said the Harvard graduate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many office employees dream of leaving their jobs to become their own boss\u2014imagining the freedom to make decisions,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529076,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[262882,64,63,99,198,262884,262885,262883,6602],"class_list":{"0":"post-529075","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entrepreneurship","8":"tag-ai-powered-law-firm","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-business","12":"tag-entrepreneurship","13":"tag-founders-life","14":"tag-legal-services-business","15":"tag-starting-her-own-venture","16":"tag-work-life-balance"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}