This is an extremely interesting story for me. I just had to make a similar decision.
I had always wanted to work with Stuart McClure (https://twitter.com/stuartmcclure), and I was fortunate enough to do so. I joined Cylance (his new company) in September of last year, by February I had to make a choice.
Get in love with Cylance full time, or continue to have a love affair with iKnode. I choose to continue with iKnode, and on February I quit my job. It was an extremely though decision because I loved that company, and the team... it was basically a dream come true.
I, too, quit my job to go after the Holy Grail. And things have been great. It is true that this kind of stories (like the Github one) is extremely inspiring. You want to go ahead and do it as well. But there are so many implications to it. It sounds so interesting when you read about it, but doing it is an extremely different story. You fill yourself with doubt and uncertainty. Specially when you 2 kids to feed, and still keep your sanity.
I can't say that looking back, I feel great about my decision, because I am not out yet. I am still living the consequences of my decision. I know the iKnode team is very happy that I decided to stay. And I know for usre I will definitely write a similar blog post in the following years. I know we will be successful. I know I made the right choice.
I had always wanted to work with Stuart McClure (https://twitter.com/stuartmcclure), and I was fortunate enough to do so. I joined Cylance (his new company) in September of last year, by February I had to make a choice.
Get in love with Cylance full time, or continue to have a love affair with iKnode. I choose to continue with iKnode, and on February I quit my job. It was an extremely though decision because I loved that company, and the team... it was basically a dream come true.
I, too, quit my job to go after the Holy Grail. And things have been great. It is true that this kind of stories (like the Github one) is extremely inspiring. You want to go ahead and do it as well. But there are so many implications to it. It sounds so interesting when you read about it, but doing it is an extremely different story. You fill yourself with doubt and uncertainty. Specially when you 2 kids to feed, and still keep your sanity.
I can't say that looking back, I feel great about my decision, because I am not out yet. I am still living the consequences of my decision. I know the iKnode team is very happy that I decided to stay. And I know for usre I will definitely write a similar blog post in the following years. I know we will be successful. I know I made the right choice.