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http://steveblank.com/2011/09/22/how-to-build-a-web-startup-lean-launchpad-edition/ http://steveblank.com/2011/09/22/how-to-build-a-web-startup-... Build something small. Learn something. Repeat. Do this until you have enough knowledge of you market to prove your idea is viable. Once you do that, it should be cake to raise money. No, you don't get to take VC and take a year off just for having an idea. An idea and an amazing resume will do the job, but if you don't have that, you're going to need to prove viability first to raise money. Go get some traction, and then you can quit your day job.