Ask HN: Another startup or a comfortable position?
I have been doing startups since I was 21 years old. Since then, I experienced consecutive failures in 3 different startups, being a technical co-founder in all of them.
1st startup: After bootstrapping the company for 2.5 years (launched after 1 year), team fell apart due to drama relating with equity.
2nd startup: Company received $500k in funding, burned through it, launched within 4 months, and died when it failed to pick up traction. Lasted 1 year.
3rd startup: Company received $100k in funding, finished MVP within 3 weeks, launched, failed to pick up traction. Lasted 8 months.
Ever since, I've been planning my 4th startup, and have managed to finish the MVP on my own, while working at a full time job. It's been 8 months, and I have found a solid team to get this company off the ground. We just finished our homepage and is ready to launch this week.
However, I recently received an offer from a very successful startup, with high salary, stock options, and awesome benefits.
I am at a crossroad right now. I have no idea what to do next.
Startup life is tough, and with each and every failure, I felt devastated. I've been poor most of my life, but I've been doing my best at not giving up and have learned tremendously through each failures.
If you were in my position, what would you do?