[rafiki6]

I did one for about 6 months. It flamed out hard. My co founders and I parted ways. We had no idea what we were doing and it showed. Had we persisted we might have succeeded, but honestly who knows or cares. You have to ask yourself what it is you actually want from starting a business.

Is it to become a wealthy and famous billionaire? Don't bother unless you have all the pieces stacked in your favor.

Is it to do something you're passionate about? Find a way to do that anyway, whether it's through working with friends on it, working for someone on it, or working by yourself on it. You can still do that with a day job, just try to limit all the other things in your life that might distract you.

Is it to be your own boss? You're not gonna ever be your own boss. Your boss is the person who pays you the money. You can only be your own boss by achieving financial independence which you can do with similar amounts of risk in other ways.

Is it because you hate your job or chosen career? Entrepreneurship amplifies, not limits, the effects of that.

Most successful businesses are started by people in their mid careers who have developed a solid network and good set of skills as well as a decent financial cushion and sent their kids of to be independent of them financially.