Quit once people who are not your friends are paying or committing; until then build on the side, after reading your contract's IP and moonlighting terms.

Every question on it 20 answers

1. How do I know if my idea is actually worth quitting my job for? Starting Up
2. When should I actually quit my job and go full-time on this brand instead of running it as a side hustle? D2C
3. How do I bootstrap a company while I still have a full-time job, and when is it actually time to quit? Starting Up
4. How do I tell my parents I'm quitting a stable job to start up, and survive the pressure that follows? Starting Up
5. Should I take a job first or start a startup right now? Starting Up
6. How much personal savings or runway should I have before I quit? Starting Up
7. When should I quit, before or after I have traction? Starting Up
8. How do I convince my spouse and family to back me quitting? Starting Up
9. How do I keep my health insurance and financial safety net after I quit my corporate job in India? Starting Up
10. Should I quit as a solo founder or wait until I have a co-founder locked in? Starting Up
11. How do I quit gracefully without burning bridges I will need as a founder? Starting Up
12. I'm on an H-1B or work visa abroad. How do I make the leap back to India to start up? Starting Up
13. Everyone I know says quitting is reckless. How do I handle non-founder friends and family who think I'm making a mistake? Starting Up
14. How do I make the leap when I have an education loan or a home loan EMI to service? Starting Up
15. How do I get my first paying customer BEFORE I quit, so I have real proof and not just belief? Starting Up
16. Is it smarter to negotiate a sabbatical or a notice extension instead of a clean quit? Starting Up
17. How do I make the leap from a well-paid MNC or FAANG job when the salary itself is the trap? Starting Up
18. As a woman founder, how do I navigate family, marriage, and safety pressures specific to making this leap in India? Starting Up
19. I'm 40+ with kids and a mortgage. Is it too late, or too irresponsible, to make the leap now? Starting Up
20. What legal and financial housekeeping do I need done in the first 30 days after I quit? Starting Up

The readingMost used across these answers

• Startup School, Free Startup Course Use · 3 answers
• Don't quit your job to start a business (Adam Grant's research on de-risking the bet) Read · 2 answers
• Why to Not Not Start a Startup Read · 2 answers
• Did you quit your job without serving notice period? Here's what the Indian law says Read · 2 answers
• Before the Startup Read · 2 answers
• 7 Ways Founders Fund Their Personal Runway Read · 2 answers
• Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company Read · 2 answers
• Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business Read
• Startup lesson learned: Don't quit your job before there is interest in your product Read
• Indie Hackers #112: From Side Project to Full-Time Founder with Tommy Griffith of ClickMinded Listen

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