[another_twist]

I dont want to dump on the founder here. I appreciate their guts for saying the uncomfy part out loud and being so honest, open and aware of their own thoughts. Major kudos in my book. But dont quit without a quit criteria - a problem, customer conversations, recurring problem insight. Fuck the VCs that say just do it, its advice for rich kids not people who worry about finances running out. Given that this author worked at Posthog, it probably means they lived in London and got paid a decent salary but not a good one. eg Posthog lists their comp at 120k pounds with equity (that thing doesnt have liquidity yet). Thats not a top of the line offer in London where Meta / Goog and others would beat it. Once you have say 100k pounds saved up and mortgage for the next 2 years, maybe then you can think of bootstrapping without an insight. Until then, Leetcode, promotions, better offers are your ticket out of a middle class life. VCs wont show up with more money if and when you're hungry.

[MrJobbo]

What's wrong to stay in the middle class? Furthermore in the UK - you cannot "promote" yourself to upper class, have to be born in it.

[another_twist]

I mean it was more about wanting to better your financial condition. Thats what I meant. By upper class I meant financially not like aristocracy.