Eskil
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I started my first successful business (a web hosting company) while on a 9-5 job. Worked on it evenings and weekends. Balancing the time was the biggest challenge, so there will come a point where you have to decide when and how to transition. With the job I had, I convinced my boss I could work remotely from home for some of the work, a couple of days a week (instead of doing the 1 hour each way daily commute) - and they provided me with a work laptop to do so. I realize that's not a common but in some fields of work it's an option. At my end there, before we moved from Norway to the US again - I asked if I could switch from full-time to part-time because it wouldn't have been fair to my employer to take more time out of my responsibilities to them to work on my own stuff. Eventually though, it was all a bit too much stress so I decided to sell the business.
This was before I knew anything about virtual assistants and outsourcing, and had I known about that then - I could have easily continued and grown the business that way. It was just overwhelming with it being just me.
Don't quit your job until you are comfortable enough financially and time-wise. You don't want to burn yourself out working 18 hour days (your business growth will suffer too). Set aside a savings buffer for when you quit (or get fired, you should do this anyway). If it's showing signs of becoming successful - outsource / hire VA's as soon as you can afford it.
This was before I knew anything about virtual assistants and outsourcing, and had I known about that then - I could have easily continued and grown the business that way. It was just overwhelming with it being just me.
Don't quit your job until you are comfortable enough financially and time-wise. You don't want to burn yourself out working 18 hour days (your business growth will suffer too). Set aside a savings buffer for when you quit (or get fired, you should do this anyway). If it's showing signs of becoming successful - outsource / hire VA's as soon as you can afford it.