"Nothing. No savings to speak of, but self-funding through my salary at a $DAYJOB or consulting."
That's pretty much where we are at Fogbeam Labs. The plus side is, we have a nearly infinite amount of runway, as long as the co-founders have jobs. The downside is, we're stuck working the $DAYJOBS 40 hours as week, and have to make time for the startup by night + weekend.
I can't speak for anybody else, but I slaved away on this for a year or more before a co-founder came onboard. How much longer it would have gone if that hadn't happened, is hard to say. I'm pretty persistent though.
"Nothing. No savings to speak of, but self-funding through my salary at a $DAYJOB or consulting."
That's pretty much where we are at Fogbeam Labs. The plus side is, we have a nearly infinite amount of runway, as long as the co-founders have jobs. The downside is, we're stuck working the $DAYJOBS 40 hours as week, and have to make time for the startup by night + weekend.