Ask HN: What should I do?

Re:Ask HN: What should I do? by pbhjpbhj on Friday November 12, 2010 @07:40AM (#1897445)

The selection bias, I suspect, means that people here will tend to say you should go for it even if they actually think it sounds like it wouldn't work out for you. (I'm not making a value judgement there).

If the co-founder has left then the project is over.

That doesn't mean you can't restart it though.

How will you afford to eat and pay for accommodation? Would your new employer consider holding the job for you? Is the co-founder going to be easy to replace? Could you take the position part time and work on the startup alongside?

(I'm not asking for answers, just trying to help jog the thought process along).

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Re:Ask HN: What should I do? by cloudwalking on Friday November 12, 2010 @04:08PM (#1899277)

I don't have to start working until May, and I saved enough money interning last summer that I can work on the project full-time until then.

I guess the biggest concern is replacing the cofounder; he's an incredible programmer. That being said, most of the current "featuers" are implemented -- the thing is pretty much completely built. It'll be tough to continue adding stuff, but right now we can take 10x the customers we have.

Thanks for the prods, these are tough decisions.

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