Monzo ($1.6bn valuation) founder leaves the bank due to mental health pressure

I stopped enjoying my role probably about two years ago… as we grew from a scrappy startup that was iterating and building stuff people really love, into a really important U.K. bank[...]the things I enjoy in life is working with small groups of passionate people to start and grow stuff from scratch, and create something customers love.

“Going from a CEO where you’re front and centre dealing with all of the different pressures every day to a much lighter role is a huge huge weight off my shoulders and has given me the time and space to recover”, he adds. “I’m now feeling pretty great. I’m enjoying life again”.

This is shocking! I really like Monzo and a big fan!

Startups are ups and downs. Once I also left the startup, because I was doing something other than my own business and was under pressure, and for 12 years I feel good in the new Animatin CPU Creative Space halo. I didn't look for co-founders, team and investments until I finished what I started. My startup is headliner now, and there are many positive reviews about Pioneer Tournament, plus I was prepared for a pandemic thanks to my remote experience.

That's super sad, I have a bright orange Monzo card in my wallet but I won't be renewing it when it expires in a year! They've not hit the nail properly in a good while!