Ask HN: I'm resigning soon, any suggestions what to build on my own?

Re:Ask HN: I'm resigning soon, any suggestions what to build... by edw519 on Tuesday September 01, 2009 @02:37PM (#798573)

Forcing a little hunger on yourself might be what you need.

That hunger can easily become real, not virtual, if you're not careful :-)

Things take longer than they seem. Money lasts shorter than you plan.

Like I said before, I'm not one to discourage, but OP doesn't even have a "hair on fire" idea yet. I'd think twice before I left a job I loved.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm resigning soon, any suggestions what to build... by icey on Tuesday September 01, 2009 @02:57PM (#798611)

Let's take things with a grain of salt. It sounds like the OP can definitely hack - I'd assume if he needed to he could just go back and get another job, no?

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Re:Ask HN: I'm resigning soon, any suggestions what to build... by edw519 on Tuesday September 01, 2009 @03:07PM (#798629)

Probably. Maybe I'm a little sensitive lately. I love the idea of doing my own startup. It trumps everything else I'm working on. But there's something to be said for a job you love. I know so many people who hate going to work, so OP shouldn't discount the job he loves too much, that's all.

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Re:Ask HN: I'm resigning soon, any suggestions what to build... by icey on Tuesday September 01, 2009 @03:10PM (#798634)

Well, you're right about having a great job being worth a lot; but the fact that the OP wants to leave something so great to work on starting up really speaks more to the depth of his drive to start up, right?

(Also, I totally agree with you about having an idea to work on before quitting.)

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