toujourscurieux

Thank you everyone for your comments. These have been very very helpful and I think I have a better idea of what I should do. Appreciate you taking the time and helping me out!

Thank you, MattyMc, appreciate your offer. I will take you up on it soon. :)

Thank you, granshaw. Yours inputs have made things a little more clear for me.

You gave me something to think about codegeek. Haven't looked at it from this lens yet. Thank you.

It's a couple: 1. So many real needs that people have that are unmet. Anyone who has a potential solution should try, if they can afford to of course. 2. Having as much control over my life's outcome as possible. It's never a 100%, may not more than 50% even, but I don't feel like I want to wait for someone else to dictate the terms of my success anymore. Don't know if it's just a millennial thing or there is merit to this feeling.

My current savings give me a runway of about 2 years with the current lifestyle, if my income went to zero tomorrow. I have been saving for this for the last year or so and would have a runway for 4 years if I continue my job for another year.

I do, I have been validating my idea and have enough to put a pitch deck together. I get commits from the first 3 potential customers as well, to create a strong case for the business.

Yes, I have some potential partners.

My biggest dilemma is financial outcomes. With my job, I have a guaranteed path for good financial outcomes (a million in savings or more, conservatively speaking) if I stick it out for another 5-8 years. But is giving this up a good path? I could make a lot more or nothing at all.