For me I started after getting bored at a job and working on an interesting side project at home that I wanted to take to market. I was financially secure at th

For me I started after getting bored at a job and working on an interesting side project at home that I wanted to take to market. I was financially secure at that point and just wanted to go for it. Whole thing failed miserably but I learned a ton. Well worthwhile use of time to get that hard earned knowledge. Someone I met along the way offered to hire me and I’ve grown much more in my new role than the previous would have allowed. So I may be biased here but I think trying with a bad idea is better than not trying at all. It ended up feeling like a “you make your own luck” scenario.