I quit JPMorgan, which didn't fulfill my American dream. Co-founding Hims and launching a startup taught me how to take smart risks.

I quit JPMorgan, which didn't fulfill my American dream. Co-founding Hims and launching a startup taught me how to take smart risks.

Joe Spector is the founder and CEO of Dutch.Courtesy of Joe SpectorJoe Spector, from Soviet Uzbekistan, felt like he was living the American Dream working at JPMorgan in the '00s.He said he found working in startups more fulfilling, and cofounded the telehealth company, Hims.Spector left Hims in 2021 to launch Dutch. He said these experiences taught him about risk-taking.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joe Spector, 45, the …