I did it! I quit my day job!

Hi all, long-time reader, occasional poster here. You may remember me as this guy: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=653655

Just wanted to let you know that in big part thanks to some ideas I've got here, my last day at Big Soul Sucking Corp. is next week, and then I'm jumping into my own business full time :))

I still don't have a hot billion dollar idea, but I've decided to open a software development company (don't want to self-promote, if you're interested, there's a link in my profile). I've got some clients already, been working on it 4-5 hours every day for the last 4 months, and now actually making enough money to survive without a day job (ramen-survive, but still).

I also started another business, it has nothing to do with computers/technology, but it is bringing in an income stream too, and has potential to grow (international wholesale trading, if you're interested).

So, just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone on this board, who provided an inspiration for me over the years to finally "make a leap". Thank you!

Congragulations !!

A little honest feedback: your site was painfully slow to load (8+ seconds?).

If you weren't a HN'er I never would have stuck around and let it load.

Congratulations, but—please don't a) use flash websites for a software dev firm and b) use a purchased template like that one. If you're going to use a purchased template, at least go for something better.

Definitely ditch flash for your website, go to http://www.themeforest.net to get an inexpensive head start.

Really happy for you over here, I imagine it must have been a hard decision.