Archive · 12 Nov 2025
Tech Professional Trades Six-Figure Job for Bagel Business, Earns $92,000
A 29-year-old named Jacob used to work a really good job in computers, making a lot of money.
But he felt very tired and unhappy, so he quit.
He then decided to start his own business selling yummy pizza bagels.
He used some of the money he had saved to buy ovens and a van to make and sell them.
He starts working super early, like at 4 in the morning!
He sells his bagels at special markets and events.
In just nine months, his bagel business has made $92,000.
He's even making about $20,000 each month now, but he doesn't take a salary for himself yet and puts the money back into his company.
He has enough savings to live for three years if needed.
Jacob Cooper, 29, left a $120,000-a-year tech job due to burnout.
He founded Pizzabagel.nyc in January 2025, selling pizza bagels.
Cooper invested $125,000 (after taxes) from selling startup equity into his new venture.
The business generated $92,000 in revenue within its first nine months.
Monthly sales grew from $3,000 in the first month to $20,000 by September, with profits reinvested.
- Who
- Jacob Cooper, a 29-year-old former tech professional and CTO of an AI startup
- What
- Quit a six-figure tech job to start a pizza bagel business called Pizzabagel.nyc, earning $92,000 in its first nine months
- When
- Quit his job in 2024, launched the business in January 2025, and has earned $92,000 over the subsequent nine months
- Where
- New York
- Why
- Burnout from his previous tech job
- Founder
- Jacob Cooper
- Age
- 29
- Previous Career
- Tech (AI Startup CTO)
- Previous Salary
- $120,000/year
- Business Launched
- January 2025
- Business Name
- Pizzabagel.nyc
- Total Earnings (9 months)
- $92,000
- Initial Investment Source
- Startup equity sale ($125,000 after taxes)