i'm in the process of quitting my (money-wise: decent, work-wise: crap) job and starting a startup. But i don't feel as confident as i'd like me to believe... i was wondering if this is normal or i'm, in fact, not ready to start a startup yet?
Ask YC: quitting job and starting a startup
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Re: Ask YC: quitting job and starting a startup
#2Sounds normal to me. Definitely try and get someone else to work with, that'll at least mean that someone's got your back.
Re: Ask YC: quitting job and starting a startup
#3Sounds pretty normal. Don't worry about quitting your job, worry about doing the startup well.
Re: Ask YC: quitting job and starting a startup
#4Sounds pretty normal. Don't worry about quitting your job, worry about doing the startup well.
well i'm not worried about quitting the job. its 'doing the startup' well part. i have a couple of ideas and not too afraid to fail either. its just that sometimes these voices at the back of my mind keep telling me otherwise :)
Re: Ask YC: quitting job and starting a startup
#5Sounds pretty normal. Don't worry about quitting your job, worry about doing the startup well.
well i'm not worried about quitting the job. its 'doing the startup' well part. i have a couple of ideas and not too afraid to fail either. its just that sometimes these voices at the back of my mind keep telling me otherwise :)
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Re: Ask YC: quitting job and starting a startup
#6Sounds pretty normal. Don't worry about quitting your job, worry about doing the startup well.
well i'm not worried about quitting the job. its 'doing the startup' well part. i have a couple of ideas and not too afraid to fail either. its just that sometimes these voices at the back of my mind keep telling me otherwise :)
i guess those voices will fade away as i start getting busier with the startup :)
Re: Ask YC: quitting job and starting a startup
#7Pretty scary during the process of untangling yourself from your job but...
The next day when you sit down at your own desk with only yourself as boss is just the greatest feeling.
Re: Ask YC: quitting job and starting a startup
#8Sounds normal to me. Definitely try and get someone else to work with, that'll at least mean that someone's got your back.
getting a co-founder turned out to be a problem actually. though most of my friends appreciated the idea/effort, none is actually willing to give up the security of well-paying jobs to come work on a startup.
PS: i'm in India. and startups have not really caught on as well here as they have in US.
Re: Ask YC: quitting job and starting a startup
#9Pretty scary during the process of untangling yourself from your job but... The next day when you sit down at your own desk with only yourself as boss is just the greatest feeling.
yeah.. i can already smell it :)
Re: Ask YC: quitting job and starting a startup
#10the contradicting voices will bother you all the time till u get settled with ur startup - in the beginning you will feel very lonely but doing something from scratch will make u happy as well - i'm in the same boat so i understand u well - make sure that u can survive for at least 6-12 months financially. if u want to contact me then visit my profile "ideas101" on http://programmermeetdesigner.com/ - u can send me a message from there. good luck