I took a 6-figure job at Amazon after stepping away from full-time entrepreneurship. A chance meeting led me back to my business.

Seun Phillips.

Stemnetics Seun Phillips took a six-figure job at Amazon after stepping back from entrepreneurship.

A chance meeting with a principal prompted Phillips to return to his business, Stemnetics, full time.

He says Amazon's customer obsession and frugality still guide his work.

This as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Seun Phillips, the 42-year-old founder of Stemnetics, who is based in Los Angeles.

It has been edited for length and clarity.

I was always interested in technology.

My family got our first computer when I was in the third grade, and my four brothers and I would always game together.

I was good at math and science, and my father said I should think about becoming an engineer.

In 2006, I graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in electrical engineering.

We had a career fair on campus.

I remember my next class was about to start, but I saw Motorola.

I decided to drop just one more résumé.

They called me, and I got through the interview process.