This is very good advice. I worked for a small start-up when I entered the industry. After two years, due in part to factors outside of the company's control,

This is very good advice. I worked for a small start-up when I entered the industry. After two years, due in part to factors outside of the company's control, things started to look bleak. One of the founders, my boss (and the only other programmer) pulled me aside and explained everything to me (the other founder talked to the sales and marketing guys). He told me I was free to walk away, and he would gladly recommend my work. Or, I could stay on, work part-time for the company and part-time for his consulting business (this was the primary source of his income while he did the start-up). I really appreciated how upfront the founders were about the situation.