I am in IT but not involved with a startup at all (I work as an Oracle DBA) but I come to HN for the intelligent discussion and interesting topics.
Poll: How many HN readers are working on a Startup?
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#62working full time on http://callgraph.biz
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
There seem to be 4 routes: 1 have rich parents (not kidding) 2 work part time until you can get angel investment 3 a pre-angel incubator ala YC 4 live somewhere really cheap and use savings In the two startups I've worked for, I personally saw routes 1 and 3.
1b could be 'have a decently paid wife/husband/partner' - that approach is working for me, so far, tho I am still doing some freelance dev to keep things relativley fair
This works for me - barely. While the finances are fine, the stress level at home can get out of hand. Having a well-paid spouse who is willing to accept the uncertainty inherent in early-stage, pre-funding startups is MUCH more difficult to arrange than just the well-paid part.
Re: Poll: How many HN readers are working on a Startup?
#64I'm currently trying to get an indy games company off the ground but I can't take the risk of going full time at the moment. Work 8 hours as a programmer during the day then do about 5 hours at night on my game. Been going for about 5 months now, probly another 4 to go.
Same here, except that I've been doing the off hours thing for a couple of years, but switch project every few months. That's not a good way to get anything done :-) Also, 5 hours? How do you do that? I have way less than 5 hours if I subtract (sleep, groceries, cooking, housekeeping, work and commute) from 24 hours.
I get home at about 6. Eat Tea by about 6:45, then work for about 5 hours. I usually go to bed about 12:30 wake up at 8:30, rinse repeat. My girlfriend does the shopping and most of the cooking. On weekends I would probably do about 8 hours on my game, as well as housework, drinking etc.