Why do you think starting a business right now isn't a good idea? To me, it seems like the perfect time.

In there next 6 months, there will new opportunities that never existed before. For example, there are many companies that are realizing they will get left behind if they don't let their workers, work remotely. I am sure there will be a new set of companies that specialize in making certain job roles more remote friendly.

Have you failed at a startup & business and experienced recruiting as a business owner/founder / have you had skin in the game here?

Having failed 4Q19 at my startup, and tried finding work elsewhere, employers have rejected me left and right.

I'm no longer positioning myself as a founder/business owner, instead choosing a more traditional function, and deleting any reference to me being a founder / having done practically every single function.

Research out of U Oregon confirms my experience. https://business.uoregon.edu/news/job-prospects-former-start...

YMMV. Some companies will not hire people that they feel are too entrepreneurial. Sitting in a cubicle and being happy is a much different mindset for someone who has run their own business before.