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Good luck! I'm quitting my corporate job on 4/3/2012 so I'm very interested in your post at the moment. I only have about 6 months of runway + 2 kids + wife + 2 dogs....maybe I'm crazy? Probably. I suppose I can sell the dogs if worse comes to worse.

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I think 6 months of runway is not enough. People usually have 6 months of cash cushion to bridge until the next job. But you have to refine a business idea, develop the product, market it, sell it, and turn a profit that can replace your old salary. 6 months are far too optimistic. Two years are more realistic.

If you can't wait for the startup bug, why not do it on the side for now?

My post was rather misleading. I have been working on the side for the past 3 years now on iPhone apps. I have 6 months of savings, and I have a daily income from existing iPhone apps that matches my current corporate job. I'm releasing a new app in a couple weeks that should hopefully boost that daily income significantly.

That's excellent. Congratulation. You are living the entrepreneur dream with plenty of preparation. Enjoy the journey!

I'd sell my house and a kidney before I got rid of my dogs.

Let me call a guy whose an expert in kidneys and see what he says.

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Looks like, in this market, the best I can do is fifty bucks. This kidney has a lot of wear and tear. If it were in mint condition it could pull a lot more.

I feel responsible for derailing this thread, but FWIW samstave, I did chuckle at your comment.

Is there something in the water? I'm dropping off the corporate map that week as well. Best of luck!

What is your startup?

www.hireriot.com -- I'm working on a new way for companies to hire for entry-level jobs by crowdsourcing resume screening and first interviews to a network of independent industry experts, who essentially act as freelance headhunters.

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