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You missed one, which I know a few people that have used: Live on social security for a year until you get your startup off the ground. If you don't you go get
by mixmax 14y ago
You missed one, which I know a few people that have used: Live on social security for a year until you get your startup off the ground. If you don't you go get a normal job.
This, of course, requires that you live in one of the Nordic countries, or another welfare state. We don't have many advantages in the Nordic startup circles, but at least there's this :-)
- niggler 14y agoAdded "social welfare programs" which encompasses stuff like social security and unemployment benefits.
- icelancer 14y ago>This, of course, requires that you live in one of the Nordic countries, or another welfare state. We don't have many advantages in the Nordic startup circles, but at least there's this :-) Hardly. I lived on UI in America after being laid off of the Evil Empire in Redmond. There I planted the roots for my startup, which I run today.
- nostromo 14y agoUnemployment Benefits are actually pretty generous in many parts of the US. http://fileunemployment.org/unemployment-benefits-comparison-by-state http://fileunemployment.org/unemployment-benefits-comparison...
- zura 14y agoWhat about health insurance for unemployed?
- cookiecaper 14y agoIt's called Medicaid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicaid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicaid
- Spooky23 14y agoYou need to be careful when mixing business ventures with safety net programs. Once you start making any kind of money, you need to get out of medicaid asap -- if the County figures out that you have assets, they will want to "recapture" the benefit value that was provided to you. Just make sure you know the rules before going this route.
- jhaglund 14y agoYou don't get unemployment if you voluntarily leave your job. edit: or a contractor.