"If startup failure were a disease, the CDC would be issuing bulletins warning people to avoid day jobs." -- http://www.paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html http

"If startup failure were a disease, the CDC would be issuing bulletins warning people to avoid day jobs." -- http://www.paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html http://www.paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html This quote matches my personal experience as well as the experience of friends. If you really want to do a startup then do everything you can to work on it full time. Nothing will improve your odds more.