[eloff]

I would actually recommend not quitting your job to be an entrepreneur. I did it, and as the money ran out I couldn't even focus anymore and made poor decisions. It seriously affected my self esteem as a man. It might be different if you're single and young and can get your expenses really low. But I am married and was supporting my wife in her education.

I strongly advise getting a part time job and bootstrapping in peace knowing you have the bills covered. The change of pace switching between tasks is not unwelcome, and I feel like I can make better decisions without a gun to my head. I don't feel like I'm losing any productivity.

I also have the resources to hire someone to do e.g. Some of the front-end development that I'm not that good at anyway, if I chose to.

[stingraycharles]

I concur. It’s so stressful when the clock starts ticking: suddenly you are racing against time, which may cause a certain kind of desperation, which makes you make poor choices.

Most of the things the poster is doing, like figuring out “what type of business do I want to start?”, are absolutely things you must find out before you quit your job.

I would even go further and say that one should already validate the business idea before quitting. Once you figure out what you want, you can perhaps start slowly scaling down work (I know working 4 days a week is very common in .nl) and use the extra day to validate the business.

All in all, I’d say that following the advice mentioned in the article is not good for starting entrepreneurs.