Comment by bootstrapper101

Timeline:

7 years: Work for someone else. Try 5 ideas on the side. Save money

3 years: Tried 2 ideas and spent all the money

4 years: Worked for someone else. Tried 20 ideas on the side. Last became profitable and then I quit.

It was really tough. I was working 14 hours every day between full time job and my other ideas.

I grew up really poor, so had to do it the hard way. But I had an overwhelming desire to not work for someone else. That kept me going.

We delayed having kids because of this and that is my biggest regret.