Hey Entrepreneurs, Bootstrapping Is An Option, Too (millipede.us)

Except that if you're already working for a tech company you have likely signed an NDA/Intellectual Property Assignment agreement when you started your job -- thus muddying the waters from a legal/IP point-of-view for any work you've done (even outside of your work hours).

* Except in CA as the state outlaws these kinds of shenanigans, and rightly so!