I've been at a FAANG company for a couple of years now. Accomplished everything that I wanted to and now I'm struggling to find any meaning in the work (of course, a common problem). The work is no longer interesting and I have no motivation to rise further up the ladder.I've always wanted to start my own company but I'm not sure how to go about it. To maximize my chances of finding a cofounder with an idea or someone who would work on my idea with me, I'm considering joining an early stage startup. I assume I would find way more like-minded people and be far more likely to find someone to start something with. Joining a startup also ensures I learn the necessary skills to build one. However, this would mean leaving quite a bit of money on the table and forgoing all the connections I would make at FAANG.I know "starting something" is an arbitrary goal, but one that I work on consistently with side-projects. But again, since I'm at a FAANG with coworkers who aren't interested in entrepreneurship, it's hard to not get exhausted by the menial labor during work hours. It's extremely hard to find people who want to think about startup ideas at FAANG, would be great to get recommendations on how to go about this at FAANG.There's also one additional, critical downside of staying at FAANG: any side-projects I work on that could later turn into a full blown company could potentially be owned by my current company due to contract clauses.I have a few options, but would love to get everyone's opinions:1. Stay at current company (and even switch teams), start networking on the side, continue spending some time on side-projects2. Leave and just start working on side-projects full time3. Leave and join an early stage startupWhat do you think would optimize my chances of some day finding a cofounder / starting a company? Would love to also hear from people who found themselves in similar situations. Thank you!