I took the leap a couple years ago, started a startup, ran out of cash, and got a day job again. Incinerating your savings at a startup only to end up back as

I took the leap a couple years ago, started a startup, ran out of cash, and got a day job again. Incinerating your savings at a startup only to end up back as a cube warrior is pretty sobering. Even so, I never looked back on the (great) job I had with regret. Aside from not seeing some good friends every day, I didn't miss it at all, and now I'm at a far better gig than I was at the last time I was a happy wage slave. And I'm lucky to have gained some amazing experiences and a big network for the next time around. I'm sticking to the HN party line on this one and saying that good things will come from taking a risk on what you really want to do.