[calbear98]

I've been working for a long time, so having savings already was the first step. Like codegeek said, family situation and health insurance are important, luckily everyone is in support of me doing my startup.

A consideration that was one of the last things to solidify the decision in my mind was people telling me I could get another job easily if things didn't work out. A couple of them were actively trying to recruit/refer me, so I knew I would be in good shape.

A fellow entrepreneur told me, you better be hell bent on what you're doing, because doing a startup is hard. For me I'm obsessed about trying this startup, so I knew it was only a matter of time before I had to leave and give it a shot.

So no precise metrics. Just a gut feeling of: I can't take another day/week/month/year going by without giving this a shot.