I can't really take another job- I just don't have time to do that, and actually code anything. Approaching AAs is hard, since the product isn't as "Sexy" as a lot of things. It's likely to a good few hundred K per year after we get it going, but it's not the next Microsoft.
Do you have any ideas on where else to look? Is there something outside the AA route, or even a sub-niche within in we should look at?
Of course I am often processing the problems in the background while doing something else...
In full honestly, the 65 hour figure only comes in when I include travel time. (about 2 hours/day)
My typical day is:
Get up at 5am, and head to work. Work from 6-4, then head home. Drive home. Family stuff from 5-7 until my partner gets out of work. 7-1, Startup stuff.
1-5, sleep.
On the weekends, I try to get a bit more family stuff in, but then I usually end up going to work for another 3-4 hours on Sat/Sun, and put in the rest of the day on the startup.
I wish I had time for a 2nd job, but, really, the startup is the 2nd.. and the 3rd. ;)
I'd love any ideas to raise additional money for the startup- If we could work on it full-time, we'd really be doing something special.
There are angels who will give you convertible debt at reasonable terms, if they like what you're doing. But, it's probably wise to give up a little equity to get someone with some money savvy working towards your success, and that's one of the benefits of raising money from investors that work with tech startups.
In short: Banks don't want you, and you don't want them. Debt is bad for you.