[andkon]

It's good to be flexible, but it's also good to be stubborn and to find a way. I ended up finding government-based funding that let me get off the ground - I also had to learn how to code, so having a big runway was pretty important. Maybe you can pull off more with less than I did? Although, like you point out - quitting your job to work on something shows grit that investors like. In my case, it was the tipping factor in getting approved for that funding.

Good luck :)