Ask HN: Can you be a founder while being a sole bread winner?

4 points by quietthrow 3y ago ↗ HN

Would love to quit my “nice paying but no advancement in sight Faang job” and take on the entrepreneurial journey. However I am the sole bread winner and we are a family of 4 with preteen children. Is this possible ? Have others done it ? Would like to hear about how you did it? What you gained? What you gave up? Were you able to maintain your lifestyle? How would you do it again?

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ezekg 3y ago ↗

Start it on the side and slowly grow it until you reach your family’s minimum income requirements, then go FT. That’s how I did it. It's a long journey.

sircastor 3y ago ↗

Save money for a year or two of financial stability, and talk to your partner about it. If you’ve got some runway, you’re in good shape to experiment.