| I'm currently a student, so with the great benefits of student loans in my country I am able to afford an OK standard of living. I am currently working in my startup with some friends. I believe firmly that what I do is everyone's dream, though the need to have a stready income is greater for most. I also have a part time job at the university, so I do have some sources of income. My startup provides no income, and takes a lot of time. You can be happy both working at a company, and you can feel ownership to something you have made for that company, even though it might be labeled without your name. It all comes down to what you really want. In any case I would say the time to try something for yourselves would be before you have ties somewhere, being a wife/kids, a car etc. If you are fortunate enough to be able to live a good period of time with no money, and are prepared to work literally every hour of your day for a long, long time, I would go for it. If not the need to survive will become greater. When creating something, unless you utterly hate the concept of the very thing you are making, I would say you gain a sense of ownership towards it. If you made the Paper app for Facebook you would certainly be proud of yourself. |