I'm pretty risk averse and I would find it hard to leave a big salary like that to do something real risky. Fortunately for me, I don't make anywhere near that much and probably never will...unless I make it as an entrepreneur.
Some things to think about:
1) Are you really sure your job is secure and recession-proof?
2) Are you really sure your company is secure and recession-proof?
3) Starting your own company is one of the surest ways to get rich.
If I were in your shoes and asking myself such a question, I would take a good hard look at the company I was working for and the current economy and all that and wonder if maybe my urge to chuck it all and do something "riskier" was really a reaction to a subconscious feeling that maybe my position isn't anywhere near as secure as I superficially believe it to be.
I'm risk-averse/security-seeking but I hope to make it as an entrepreneur because I basically agree with sentiments (mis)attributed to Benjamin Franklin to the effect that the only real security is rooted in freedom.
I'm risk-averse/security-seeking but I hope to make it as an entrepreneur because I basically agree with sentiments (mis)attributed to Benjamin Franklin to the effect that the only real security is rooted in freedom.
HTH and good luck with your decision.