Startup founders don't need to quit their job to begin. Take small steps while employed: learn skills, find a co-founder, save money, go to events. Build incrementally before you leap.
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The hardest step as a startup founder right now, the hardest step is the first step. And that first step doesn't have to be massive. It doesn't have to mean quit your job, give up everything and run into a headfirst. The first step can be small, can be incremental. It might be learning a new skill, finding a co founder, saving some cash, going to community events, just being more active in the startup ecosystem. There's a million steps that you can take that equal your first step. But you have to take your first step. And you'll be well served if you take as many of those first steps while you're still employed somewhere else, while you're on someone else's dime, while the risk on you is minimal, that is the best time to start building your network, building your community, learning a new skill. It's the worst time when you quit your job and now your whole life depends on it. So as a founder, the first step is the biggest. Right now. You just gotta plunge and take it. Old phrase, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Good luck.
