Comments on: I Quit! Things To Think About Before Taking the Plunge

By: shockbotkins

shockbotkins — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:55:27 +0000

I’ve never worked for someone else before. I developed my first website at age 12 and now at age 23 my web design company is doing great.

By: Janak Porwal

Janak Porwal — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:55:50 +0000

I am a computer scientist, and had some nice algorithmic ideas for a challenging software. I also had a well paying job with challenging work which I enjoyed. For about an year, I worked on my software simultaneously with the job (weekends and all). Slowly, my performance in the job was not upto my own expectations (though okay otherwise) and I started feeling the pressure.
I had so much confidence in myself, and I quit – with about 10 months of finances worked out. Its been about 4 months. Working alone is more challenging than I thought, but very exciting. Discipline is the key as Alyssa said. Also motivation – its easier to do something when the rewards are “instantaneous” (like paycheck). Also, it helps to consider the “worst case”. In my case, I calculated the worst case would be spending my 3 years of savings and starting afresh (I am 26). Everyones ‘worst case’ may be different.
Another point is, give yourself a ‘fair shot’. Dont give up, till you must (your worst case is reached).

By: Geoffrey Gordon

Geoffrey Gordon — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:38:00 +0000

I absolutely agree with the article, i have done such a thing 2 months ago and it is tough, but I have no regrets, the personality issue resonates with me,if your not everyone is cut out to be business owner, it requires guts, a lot of initiative, belief in oneself and a fierce determination that you will prevail no matter what. Follow me on twitter

By: Good working

Good working — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:13:41 +0000

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By: W2ttsy

W2ttsy — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:13:00 +0000

I work in a full time job as a software engineer to pay the bills and am developing a web application in my off time with a friend. Once the revenue from my app allows me to draw a salary I will leave my current job to spend more time supporting my app.

The only downsides to this are working effectively two full time jobs and since both are in IT it’s hard to get away from it all. Plus I’d rather use my personal days and weekends for relaxing instead of writing software but the pay off will be worth it.

By: Tyssen

Tyssen — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:40:26 +0000

I was working fulltime and freelancing in my time for about 2 years before deciding to ditch the ‘day job’. It had got to the point where I was going to start having to turn down freelance work if I didn’t do it fulltime.

It came at a time when I thought I wouldn’t really want to go freelance fulltime because we’d just had our second baby and my wife was going to be off work for a year. But we had a fair bit in the bank and all the signs were there that work was only going to increase (despite the financial climate).

And in my first year I’ve made more than I did in the day job while working less hours and having the freedom to do what I want during my days (including being around with the kids), so it’s definitely turned out to be a good move so far.

By: mastermindxs

mastermindxs — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:43:25 +0000

I started as an IT Technician, I was able to develop dozens of close client relationships. And when I got fired for doing stuff “on the side” I took all those clients with me and began to freelance (sucked for my past employer). Then my cell phone account was deleted by accident by my provider and I was never able to get my old number back. I lost touch with a lot of people who had my number but was not yet in my contact database.

I started all over again. I found another IT job, learned to make websites, got laid off, started freelancing. This time making websites rather than fixing computers. This seemed more promising to me, and a lot more rewarding and gratifying. So I made it official and incorporated a business name, made myself a website and started trying to get leads.

What I really wanted to do was more ambitious than merely making website after website. I wanted to develop helpful web apps. But, being self taught, I didn’t have the know how. So I found a new job, this time as a web developer. I did it because I wanted to get experience – while still making websites on the side – so I can eventually come back to working on my own, doing exactly what I want to be doing.

Hope I made the right choice :)

By: Quest

Quest — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:21:39 +0000

I would also add that making sure you are passionate about your work is very important. That passion will sustain you through the toughest of times. Work in your arena of passion. Remember, don’t pursue a paycheck, but pursue passion and the paycheck will follow.

By: Argenis

Argenis — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:38:40 +0000

This is quite accurate. I had freelanced for quite some time while working for a corporation, and when I decided to take the plunge and start my own company, It sure was not as easy as I thought. It took me about a year to get this stable enough (income wise) to say that we are actually turning a profit.