[marban]

Often imitated, never duplicated — If you need external inspiration for starting a business your chance of success will tend toward zero.

[game_the0ry]

I get where you are coming from and generally agree, but I likely would not have experimented with "side project" had I not seen others do so successfully.

The way I look at it - other people have validated that it is possible, which means I do not have to.