Startup life is about taking risks, seeing things through, timely and honest admission of mistakes to yourself (and possibly investors if big money is lost) and pivoting out of them, not running back to comfort after burning someone else’s cash. There is no “going back”. You have to be the Pirate Captain that points the cannons to the deck and fires.
The “safe” route is to make spare time and build a business during that time using what you have available. At least by the time you seek investment to grow beyond your means, you have demonstrated competent execution.
Someone else suggested working at a startup. That’s certainly a good way to learn the ropes, I’ve done it. I will tell you though, you either distinguish yourself as an entrepreneur or you end up in the “employee” box. The potential upside is if the founders succeed, they might want to invest in your ideas. But even that requires weaning yourself off the company salary.
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Startup life is about taking risks, seeing things through, timely and honest admission of mistakes to yourself (and possibly investors if big money is lost) and pivoting out of them, not running back to comfort after burning someone else’s cash. There is no “going back”. You have to be the Pirate Captain that points the cannons to the deck and fires.
The “safe” route is to make spare time and build a business during that time using what you have available. At least by the time you seek investment to grow beyond your means, you have demonstrated competent execution.
Someone else suggested working at a startup. That’s certainly a good way to learn the ropes, I’ve done it. I will tell you though, you either distinguish yourself as an entrepreneur or you end up in the “employee” box. The potential upside is if the founders succeed, they might want to invest in your ideas. But even that requires weaning yourself off the company salary.