I'm finally doing it: bootstrapping my start up.

I'm a long time lurker on HN, but this is my first thread. I've always dreamed of starting some sort of startup since I was 11 years old. Of course life happens, and before I know it I'm a month away from my 30th birthday.

So finally deciding to go for it, I sat down and came up with a very engaging idea and roped my wife into co-founding with me and handling financial duties. We haven't incorporated yet, however I'm currently in the middle of a coding tear on 1.0 and I honestly couldn't be happier. Knowing that I'm potentially building my own destiny rather than defaulting to working for someone else the rest of my life is a big motivator.

Do I want to get rich? Well yeah, but even if I don't, being profitable will be just fine. In fact, I'm building my company in one of the worst areas for technology startups: DFW.

I have a day job that I'm very happy at, so this is just a nights/weekend thing until we can achieve critical mass. Despite my great job, I still feel the pull of the entrepreneur and am looking forward to launching a beta in a month or two.

It was either get a tattoo or start a business.

DFW?

Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Fort_Worth

Hehe, smart move on your part. Steady wins the race. Ping me when you're ready to launch (email in the profile) and I'll send you a bunch of traffic. No guarantees of it will convert or not, that depends on a lot of factors but if it won't help it certainly won't hurt.

Being in a 'bad' area is also an advantage, if you can make it there you will be virtually without competition.

Happy coding!

Congratulations. Getting the wife in on it is a very good move.