Re:Ask HN: At what stage of your start-up would you quit col...
by shrig94 on Monday June 18, 2012 @03:27PM
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I just personally made this decision and here is what I think:
Quitting school is a hard decision. And I am only leaving knowing that I have the safety net of being able to go back to school in the case that things work out.
Having that safety net makes me feel a lot more comfortable. And with that net, I was able to make the choice when I realized that other people who were not biased and had no reason to comfort me believed in my idea and my team; here, those people were an accelerator. Had I not been accepted into the accelerator, I probably would have left upon completion of an MVP, seeing that I had unbiased users.
To summarize, I personally left when I felt that I could confirm with an unbiased source that I wasn't bluffing myself, that the product I'm developing can succeed and has value.
Quitting school is a hard decision. And I am only leaving knowing that I have the safety net of being able to go back to school in the case that things work out.
Having that safety net makes me feel a lot more comfortable. And with that net, I was able to make the choice when I realized that other people who were not biased and had no reason to comfort me believed in my idea and my team; here, those people were an accelerator. Had I not been accepted into the accelerator, I probably would have left upon completion of an MVP, seeing that I had unbiased users.
To summarize, I personally left when I felt that I could confirm with an unbiased source that I wasn't bluffing myself, that the product I'm developing can succeed and has value.