Depends maybe on your idea, but: why can't you start your idea part-time? Work on it evenings and weekends, or maybe drop your employment to 60% or 80%? FWIW,

Depends maybe on your idea, but: why can't you start your idea part-time? Work on it evenings and weekends, or maybe drop your employment to 60% or 80%? FWIW, I count as a failed entrepreneur. I had a hobby system that I worked on part-time, and had a couple of happy customers. I decided to go full-time with it. Turns out: most of the work you have to do has nothing to do with the product or your idea. It's networking, sales and marketing. If that's what you want to do, go for it. For me, nope, not my thing. After making the decision, it did take me a few months to find the next normal job. I don't thing that was because of trying my own thing, but because I was in my late 40s at the time. Age discrimination in tech is real.