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Man, I wish I could. I have no savings, a wife, and four kids who depend on a steady salary. You're probably right, and maybe that would be the best thing to do

by bry 16y ago

Man, I wish I could. I have no savings, a wife, and four kids who depend on a steady salary. You're probably right, and maybe that would be the best thing to do... but I just can't take that leap yet. That's essentially why I work 4-5 hours every evening in addition to my day job - to have some glimmer of hope of being able to some day build something that takes off enough to allow me to leave this place.

JonathanWCurd 16y ago
Quitting your job is not for everyone, especially if others depend on you. In your situation, I say work really hard to simply what you are building and get an MVP out the door. The sense of accomplishment will get you motivated and hopefully the energy to go further. The just keep at it until you are comfortable enough to go at it full time.
zavulon 16y ago
Yeah, you're right, if you have wife/kids/anybody depending on you, then it's not the way to go. In your case, I would focus on being honest with yourself and force yourself to think hard what's going to bring money. In my opinion, "do what you like and money will come" is bullshit. Your first goal is financial independence. All your ideas probably have various degrees of how they can be monetized. Some of your ideas might be that "really cool thing" that you like working on, but deep inside you know chances of it making money will be lottery-like (yet another todo-list, a video game, the next cool social network, etc). Your most boring idea that's a lot of pain in the ass to work on will probably be the most successful one.
gawker 16y ago
Definitely don't go the route of quitting especially if you have children and a family to support. Personally for me, what I did was talk about my idea with a cousin of mine. He got really interested in it and now we're working together on it. I would recommend talking to other people (your wife, your kids, your friends, etc) about your idea and see if you can get them excited. I did - and I got even more excited to hear their excitement. Also, always try to set goals. Both long term and short term. When you see that you are achieving those short term goals, you'll feel like you've accomplished something and sooner or later, hopefully it'll snowball. Good luck!
- mapster 16y ago
  I think its a fallacy that if you quit your job you will have a do or die mentality. If you don't have a plan, a proven business, or clients, then the probability of you spinning your wheels and going broke is very good.
  - gawker 16y ago
    Yes, a lot of people love the rags to riches story and it makes for good entertainment value. But really the key is your mind and determination to succeed .. and perhaps a greater purpose other than yourself.
tmachinecharmer 16y ago
You can teach your kids coding. Then give them your ideas and guide them. howz that? :)

by bry 16y ago

JonathanWCurd 16y ago

Quitting your job is not for everyone, especially if others depend on you. In your situation, I say work really hard to simply what you are building and get an MVP out the door. The sense of accomplishment will get you motivated and hopefully the energy to go further. The just keep at it until you are comfortable enough to go at it full time.

zavulon 16y ago

Yeah, you're right, if you have wife/kids/anybody depending on you, then it's not the way to go. In your case, I would focus on being honest with yourself and force yourself to think hard what's going to bring money. In my opinion, "do what you like and money will come" is bullshit. Your first goal is financial independence. All your ideas probably have various degrees of how they can be monetized. Some of your ideas might be that "really cool thing" that you like working on, but deep inside you know chances of it making money will be lottery-like (yet another todo-list, a video game, the next cool social network, etc). Your most boring idea that's a lot of pain in the ass to work on will probably be the most successful one.

gawker 16y ago

Definitely don't go the route of quitting especially if you have children and a family to support. Personally for me, what I did was talk about my idea with a cousin of mine. He got really interested in it and now we're working together on it. I would recommend talking to other people (your wife, your kids, your friends, etc) about your idea and see if you can get them excited. I did - and I got even more excited to hear their excitement. Also, always try to set goals. Both long term and short term. When you see that you are achieving those short term goals, you'll feel like you've accomplished something and sooner or later, hopefully it'll snowball. Good luck!

mapster 16y ago
I think its a fallacy that if you quit your job you will have a do or die mentality. If you don't have a plan, a proven business, or clients, then the probability of you spinning your wheels and going broke is very good.
- gawker 16y ago
  Yes, a lot of people love the rags to riches story and it makes for good entertainment value. But really the key is your mind and determination to succeed .. and perhaps a greater purpose other than yourself.

tmachinecharmer 16y ago

You can teach your kids coding. Then give them your ideas and guide them. howz that? :)