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Taking a new job when close to 1st product launch
Startup background
I'm close to launching my first micropreneur-esque SaaS app (within 2-3 weeks). I've been building this app on the side over the past year or so while working my day job.
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quit your day job while building your awesome concept before funding?
I was thinking it all right to work on my great concept during my free hours and weekend left from my day job.
however, lately, I feel I cannot use this free time effectively due to job stress and I ...
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Intellectual Property and Day Jobs
I run a small tech company providing custom web development (in Ontario, Canada), and I have a few clients. However, as I am still a student in university, I have co-op positions that I take every ...
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Is a startup a full-time job?
For the last 5 years I was in a PhD program and I'm currently in the writing phase of my thesis. In addition I work on my startup, for the last 4-5 months. However, due to limited time, the startup is ...
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How do I get a job back after a failed startup?
About 1 year ago, I quit my job to work on my startup. It required a lot of hard work and consumed countless nights. My wife was very involved in this decision.
The target was to participate in a ...
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Should I suspend my startup? [closed]
I was working for a large financial firms as Senior Technical Architect, spending almost 15 hours a day. I quit my job around 18 months back to start this startup and taking an underpaid/under skilled ...
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Does one's “day job” effect one's start-up?
I have a start-up idea I'd like to move forward on. There's no way I could quit my job outright to work on it, but as a single mom, I also couldn't pull off the hours I currently work plus the ...
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Saying goodbye to a job or career that you do not like to start a new business
What are your top three reasons for not leaving a job or career path that you absolutely hate to start your own small business?
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Do you discuss your startup with your current employer?
You are working on your startup, but you still have a fulltime job.
How do you tactfully discuss your startup with your employer? Or do you even discuss it?
Will this open a can of worms - ...
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When to say no to a job offer?
What if you were finishing your degree and you got an offer from a big company, such as McKinsey. What would you do? Would you say no thanks and work 100% on your idea, or work part-time on your idea ...
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Anyone get closer to success after working on their startup part-time?
Many suggest to work on your prototype part-time and quit after getting some users. I found that it is hard to build a quality product on a part-time basis because of distractions.
I have tried a ...
