"You have nothing to lose. If you quit your job and start your own company, and fail, you'll be much better off than if you hadn't. If you go look for a new job, you will have run your own company. Would an employer rather hire someone who hasn't run their own company, or someone who has?"
Well, there's this little thing that you will be out of a few years worth of salary. You may think it's worth it, but that's hardly "nothing to lose".
A detail I forgot to mention was that he reasoned I would be able to command a higher salary should I fail, which would presumably cancel out the lost wages.
Well, there's this little thing that you will be out of a few years worth of salary. You may think it's worth it, but that's hardly "nothing to lose".