[rajdesai225]

Okay - that sounds good. Although, one thing I forgot to mention is - if you can - please stay away from angel investors who are non-value added.

The problem with non value added investors is that they may or may not know what you are trying to create (and how difficult it is or will be) so they will get impatient very fast and will run for shelter at the first sign of trouble. They are known for running start-ups down!

Instead, find a technical invester. Having an investor who is technically sound and who understands your concept well will be much harder to convince but in long run you will have great return from him/her.

There is nothing better than a technical expert committing money in your start up. It will instantly validate your idea and I think that is the first step to a great success.

In my humble opinion, you should leaverage you leaving your job based on an investment from a technical investor.

And, trust me - I know how difficult it is to have a technical investor commit their seed money but also trust me that if you can pull it - you will be a very happy founder even after leaving your job.

Best of Luck :)

[holycrab]

This has been very useful for me, thanks.