[david927]

Oh god. Don't do this. Don't go out like a meteor. It's romantic and exciting... and stupid. There's a time when every doctor has to look at the clock and call the time of death, and you have to do that for your startup. Remember the "be honest with yourself" rule? It's part of that. Be brave.

To give up is not defeat; it's rallying. Maybe at Accenture you'll learn your future customers, find something to enhance, or exploit. You don't know. But above all you have to be honest with yourself and why you wanted this: are you the driver and the company the car, or are you the car and the company the driver?*

*In other words, is the company what is trying to be delivered and you're just taking it there, or do you want to go somewhere and the company is the means to do that.