Ask HN: Should I quit starting companies?

Re:Ask HN: Should I quit starting companies? by failedagain on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @09:07PM (#45355001)

Thanks. I think this is what I would advise anyone else. My judgment is surely clouded by fear. My worry is having a job will take away my time for hacking on novel stuff. But perhaps I should consider that the cost of capital.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I quit starting companies? by leakycap on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @10:35PM (#45355647)

We don't often take our own advice for others because it is easy to think we're different.

Security of income from a job and and ability to explore and build something in your time outside working hours might be what you need. A lot of the companies we all think of as successes started as side jobs at first, it is more than just possible.

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As an aside, if you believe in the numbers game/batters odds "failedagain" as a username is to be expected - just don't be hard on yourself, learn what works and what doesn't and go forward honestly based on what you learned.

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