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by nmfisher 2020 days ago
Have you ever done this though? This is how I started and progress was impossibly slow.

At some point you’re just draining yourself of every spare hour, you’re underperforming at your day job, and you’re not really moving forward.

It’s ok to do for a month or so as a litmus test, but after that I fully support diving in full time (in full knowledge that there’s a 95% chance you’ll fail).

You can always get another job.

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A lot of entrepreneurs have to bootstrap this way. I personally don't have interest in starting my own business. However, I have played music intensely for years while studying and working. It's do-able, you just have to have the passion and dedication in your off-time that overcomes tiredness. If you can't do it while fully employed with benefits, if you don't have the devotion then, how will you with even less structure and when finances start running tight?