[kostarelo]

> - only if your idea is already profitable beyond ramen profitability, i.e. you can quit the job and survive from the income, and you have a financial buffer for ~1-2 years

But how would you make it there without being incorporated? Or does this applies to have an LLC only? How would you issue invoices to your first customers without having a legal entity?

[throwawayheyhey]

In Germany, you don't need a separate legal entity for that. The legal entity is you, as a person. (Also called Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts, GbR, or Einzelkaufmann, depending on the details.)