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Build it part time, if it grows then you can leave. Most people that leave without a plan exhaust their savings and end up in a worst position.

bsvalley 8y ago
I second that. Married with kids? Don't jump off the train right away. Start your own project for fun on the side. It as to be fairly contained and not to hard to put in place because you want to minimize the time spent at your current 9-5 job. Make it grow, look at the potential, get early feedback or eventually generate a tiny income out of it (optional). Look at your savings, make a plan with a 1 year run, or 2 years if you can. Quit in good terms, tell people you're going to pursue your dream and would love to come back in the future. Quitting a job to pursue your dream is great, but that dream needs a clear definition.
- TrinaryWorksToo 8y ago
  How do you make a project that makes money without your employer finding out and firing you?
  - bsvalley 8y ago
    Depends on your employer, your contract, your domain, location, etc. If you signed a non compete agreement when you join your employer then you need to make sure your own business isn't related to the same domain, etc. Distribute your product for free if it is a problem, then when it’s time to quit your job, introduce a non-free version of your product.
  - throwaway_aiG 8y ago
    In Russia it is totally legal, however employer wouldn't be happy, but who cares.
    - TrinaryWorksToo 8y ago
      I was thinking for your employer. If you piss them off then it's the same situation as if you have quit.
throwaway_aiG 8y ago
Just do not have enough time and focus (that's more important) for that. Usually I devote almost all out-of-office time to family, do not want to spend all weekends hacking =). Even if I can do it part time, it's will be only 10 hours of focus per week - it is too little.
- cvaidya1986 8y ago
  10 hours was enough for plenty of fish to sell for 500M eventually 100% owner and single dev led for many years.
  - xstartup 8y ago
    Plenty of fish owner started in the US not some third world country.
    - cvaidya1986 8y ago
      Canada

bsvalley 8y ago

I second that. Married with kids? Don't jump off the train right away. Start your own project for fun on the side. It as to be fairly contained and not to hard to put in place because you want to minimize the time spent at your current 9-5 job. Make it grow, look at the potential, get early feedback or eventually generate a tiny income out of it (optional). Look at your savings, make a plan with a 1 year run, or 2 years if you can. Quit in good terms, tell people you're going to pursue your dream and would love to come back in the future. Quitting a job to pursue your dream is great, but that dream needs a clear definition.

TrinaryWorksToo 8y ago
How do you make a project that makes money without your employer finding out and firing you?
- bsvalley 8y ago
  Depends on your employer, your contract, your domain, location, etc. If you signed a non compete agreement when you join your employer then you need to make sure your own business isn't related to the same domain, etc. Distribute your product for free if it is a problem, then when it’s time to quit your job, introduce a non-free version of your product.
- throwaway_aiG 8y ago
  In Russia it is totally legal, however employer wouldn't be happy, but who cares.
  - TrinaryWorksToo 8y ago
    I was thinking for your employer. If you piss them off then it's the same situation as if you have quit.

throwaway_aiG 8y ago

Just do not have enough time and focus (that's more important) for that. Usually I devote almost all out-of-office time to family, do not want to spend all weekends hacking =). Even if I can do it part time, it's will be only 10 hours of focus per week - it is too little.

cvaidya1986 8y ago
10 hours was enough for plenty of fish to sell for 500M eventually 100% owner and single dev led for many years.
- xstartup 8y ago
  Plenty of fish owner started in the US not some third world country.
  - cvaidya1986 8y ago
    Canada