| Wow...what a timely question. I just let my manager know today that I'd be leaving in a few weeks. For me it was a combination of finances and introspection. As far as finances go, I worked long enough to save a bit of money to work full-time, at least through the summer and a little beyond. That should give us enough initial runway. The introspection part is obviously more personal. I'm young and naive enough to go out on a limb right now and do this. I've had almost a year of work experience, enough to know that I don't like working for someone else, and enough to get a taste for what works/doesn't in "real" company. Of course it feels risky, but after a little soul-searching, you get to a point where you feel more at ease. But I totally agree with Readmore: "it's a liberating, and very scary, feeling. It's also great in that it totally focuses you." But then again, how scary can it be? We're lucky to be entrepreneurs in America. We have a lot of blessings and opportunities people in other countries don't have. We aren't going to be shot, tortured, or starved by doing our startups (as much as we can joke about how painful it will be :-). We're not going to DIE. So let's enjoy the ride :-) |