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If you want to hear a "yes, go for it" then yes, go for it. If you are still open to suggestions, lets play out that scenario where you quit your job and start
by cgopalan 8y ago
If you want to hear a "yes, go for it" then yes, go for it.
If you are still open to suggestions, lets play out that scenario where you quit your job and start a business. Then you would:
1) Make an overall vision for your business.
2) Translate it to several phases.
3) Translate each phase into tasks.
4) Start working on tasks. If a task is too big, break it down to subtasks.
5) Incrementally start finishing tasks.
Now, can you do the above devoting an hour or so each day to it while being in your corporate job?
- optymizer 8y ago(skipping over legal and tech arguments for a moment) Sadly, if your business is in software, then your corporate employer will own your IP, and the answer becomes "No".
- shawn 8y agoNot a chance. If someone wants to hire me, they do not own my work outside of business hours. It's the new serfdom.
- optymizer 8y agoThe fact is, lots of software devs, aside from you, are employed by the large tech companies, and depending on the state, the courts side with the company. I wish we could all collectively refuse employment, but once you get the offer, not everyone has the luxury of saying "no, I'll go with a much lower salary at a smaller company".
- cgb223 8y agoNot if you're doing it on your own hardware, on your own time, outside of work hours
- optymizer 8y agoI have discussed this issue with an attorney in my state. Your argument is easier to make in court if you've started _before_ you joined, but if you start your business _while_ being employed, which is what this post suggests, your chances don't look good. Some states are more lenient or are known to side with the employee instead of the employer.
- cgopalan 8y agoSorry didn’t clarify - I meant outside of business hours.
- optymizer 8y agoEven outside of business hours, depending on your state (according to an attorney I contacted).