I left my permanent position and was lucky enough to continue working on a contract basis to continue covering some of my bills. I reached a point after about

I left my permanent position and was lucky enough to continue working on a contract basis to continue covering some of my bills. I reached a point after about 4 months where I realised the journey to make the business profitable would most likely be a five year slog, and while the opportunity was there it wasn't a cause I felt I could devote 5 years of my life to. So gave the software for free to the people that were helping with beta testing and went back to my job. I found the most positive thing was how it helped propel my career at my current employer as I got a better role, they seem to have more respect for me afterwards and I operate more independently now. So I suppose if you can build some sort of safety net before quitting that helps.