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Because I did that for a long time, I also kind of had that confidence that I could do this. I could do this because I was actually earning as much as I earned at my full-time job when I quit my job. So I kind of had this infinite runway. Yeah, so that actually gave me confidence to be able to quit. And the other thing is, it's not just about the money. It's about learning.

Because I did that for a long time, I also kind of had that confidence that I could do this. I could do this because I was actually earning as much as I earned at my full-time job when I quit my job. So I kind of had this infinite runway. Yeah, so that actually gave me confidence to be able to quit. And the other thing is, it's not just about the money. It's about learning.

I never recommend first-time founders to just quit their jobs and just start building a product. That's very stressful. You don't want that stress while you are building your product. So what you want to do is do it on the side. Do it as a side job where you can actually learn all the skills. Because there's so many skills you need to learn to become a successful entrepreneur.

I never recommend first-time founders to just quit their jobs and just start building a product. That's very stressful. You don't want that stress while you are building your product. So what you want to do is do it on the side. Do it as a side job where you can actually learn all the skills. Because there's so many skills you need to learn to become a successful entrepreneur.

I never recommend first-time founders to just quit their jobs and just start building a product. That's very stressful. You don't want that stress while you are building your product. So what you want to do is do it on the side. Do it as a side job where you can actually learn all the skills. Because there's so many skills you need to learn to become a successful entrepreneur.

And the earlier you can start, the better. So don't just wait for like, I will quit my job one day and I will start my business. Start it now. You don't need to wait for it. Even if you work like one hour a day, the amount of learnings you will have will accumulate. And when you quit your job, you will have all the experience you need to actually do a good job.

And the earlier you can start, the better. So don't just wait for like, I will quit my job one day and I will start my business. Start it now. You don't need to wait for it. Even if you work like one hour a day, the amount of learnings you will have will accumulate. And when you quit your job, you will have all the experience you need to actually do a good job.

And the earlier you can start, the better. So don't just wait for like, I will quit my job one day and I will start my business. Start it now. You don't need to wait for it. Even if you work like one hour a day, the amount of learnings you will have will accumulate. And when you quit your job, you will have all the experience you need to actually do a good job.

And you will also have the confidence. And if you can actually start building your product beforehand, That also helps so that you can focus on like growing your business as opposed to like starting from scratch.

And you will also have the confidence. And if you can actually start building your product beforehand, That also helps so that you can focus on like growing your business as opposed to like starting from scratch.

And you will also have the confidence. And if you can actually start building your product beforehand, That also helps so that you can focus on like growing your business as opposed to like starting from scratch.

Exactly. So while I was building JotForm, I actually continued the same way I did before I quit my job. So instead of going to my full-time job, I would actually start working on jazz form. So I was living in Brooklyn at that time. I would just, uh, just like I would go to office, I would just go out and start working in, in a, in a cafe in Brooklyn Heights.

Exactly. So while I was building JotForm, I actually continued the same way I did before I quit my job. So instead of going to my full-time job, I would actually start working on jazz form. So I was living in Brooklyn at that time. I would just, uh, just like I would go to office, I would just go out and start working in, in a, in a cafe in Brooklyn Heights.

Exactly. So while I was building JotForm, I actually continued the same way I did before I quit my job. So instead of going to my full-time job, I would actually start working on jazz form. So I was living in Brooklyn at that time. I would just, uh, just like I would go to office, I would just go out and start working in, in a, in a cafe in Brooklyn Heights.

And I would walk the Brooklyn bridge to Manhattan and I would just, Spent all my day working from different cafes and start building JotForm that way. It was all fun, but at the same time, I would still work on my customs. I will still take care of my existing customers. I dedicated my time to the new product because I really believed in this product would be successful because I saw the need.

And I would walk the Brooklyn bridge to Manhattan and I would just, Spent all my day working from different cafes and start building JotForm that way. It was all fun, but at the same time, I would still work on my customs. I will still take care of my existing customers. I dedicated my time to the new product because I really believed in this product would be successful because I saw the need.

And I would walk the Brooklyn bridge to Manhattan and I would just, Spent all my day working from different cafes and start building JotForm that way. It was all fun, but at the same time, I would still work on my customs. I will still take care of my existing customers. I dedicated my time to the new product because I really believed in this product would be successful because I saw the need.

And the other thing is like the other products I built, all the side gigs, they didn't have this growth curve. Like they were kind of stuck in slow growth. So that's also another thing you learn when you do things on the side. What kind of business model doesn't work?

And the other thing is like the other products I built, all the side gigs, they didn't have this growth curve. Like they were kind of stuck in slow growth. So that's also another thing you learn when you do things on the side. What kind of business model doesn't work?

And the other thing is like the other products I built, all the side gigs, they didn't have this growth curve. Like they were kind of stuck in slow growth. So that's also another thing you learn when you do things on the side. What kind of business model doesn't work?