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Ask HN: Boss Offers me 50% work instead of quitting

7 points by Mortiffer ↗ HN
Hi Guys I have been working on my side project for a while. But its clear to me that I need to be more focused. I feel great when I work on my project over vacation, and my current job is not necessarily a dream job. So finally I decided to tell my boss I would like to quit for the purpose of a startup. And his response is, "What about working 50% ?".

Should i take the offer and do a soft exit ?

Note1: 50% of my current salary is tight but enough to live on Note2: I have enough savings to go for about 2 years without work.

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itskshitij
I think you should quit your job. You won't be able to focus completely on your startup if you keep doing your job even if it's 50%. You can always go freelance when there is need.
itskshitij
also : can you monetize your startup yet? How much investment would your startup need? Think about these things first.
Mortiffer
Functionality is there but Frontend still buggy hence have not focused on marketing yet. I'd say monetisation is <1 month of focused work. And I only want to look for investment after I have proven the concept with users.