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Unfortunately my current employer is fairly unopen to the idea of any kind of commercial development on the side.

• kjksf 11y ago
  That's not the only option. You can create your software on the side, offer it for free and only quit your job and start charging when the software takes off. The hardest and least predictable thing is finding product/market fit. I don't know how to do it (other than launching a product and waiting to see if it takes off) and while I lurk in startup-related forums like r/startups, most of the ideas I see seem very unrealistic (from the point of view making money). Second hardest thing is finding users (i.e. marketing and such) even if you have a decent product. Also, beware procrastination. Many people underestimate how easy it is to not work when you don't have to. You might be an exception (you can test it by doing 8hr of work on your project on Sat/Sun and seeing if you can keep it up for e.g. a month).
  • beeboop 11y ago
    If you have an anti-side-development employer I am not sure your loophole will help. I would suggest to OP simply not having any public product at all until after you leave your employer, and even then waiting a couple weeks to make it less obvious that it was ready to launch before you left. Otherwise you are opening yourself to lawsuits from employer.