First congrats on being in a good position. It is awesome you have been able to accomplish it and still be only 30, you should be proud. This is a tough choic

First congrats on being in a good position. It is awesome you have been able to accomplish it and still be only 30, you should be proud. This is a tough choice, if you want to move, using the job offer to get you into the states, paying for relo etc seems like a smart idea IMO. Stay there for a year, gain some more contacts and friends in the area and work on your idea on the side a little. At least flush it out etc. You'll have to stay likely 1 yr to pay back your relo, but that would give you time to adjust after the move and do so on someone else's payroll. Then you can start your business. If the idea is the business would be best kept in Canada than by all means it is doable to reject the offer after accepting but recognize it may shut that door for a while with that specific company (rarely for too long). To be fair, I think you have a harder decision in many ways. It is very much so that when we are stable and things are going well that upsetting that can be the hardest. At the same time you are still in a really solid position as you don't have to worry about kids etc, so this is the time. Guess I haven't been of much help, but the reality is no choice you make here is probably bad, you obviously understand the risks of being a founder so it is what do you want more?