That's why I think Kratom could be of huge benefit to a lot of people struggling with opioid addiction. It's cheap, otc, and a ton of people have had success with it.
I think your approach is a good one. You're exactly right about working all day and then coming home and trying to work some more, the motivation is just not there. You need all your time and energy to focus on a startup.
I'm currently contracting and trying to build up a financial cushion so I can do the exact same thing.
What process did you use to validate your idea? That's where I'm stuck. I have tons of ideas but I don't want to spend months and months working on something that people don't need or care about because as they say "cashflow is the lifeblood of a business".
Hey, excuse the late reply on this. Someone answered for me though: "Build something that people are already paying for".
In the world of software, there's almost always room for better so I'd change that slightly to "build a better version of something that people are already paying for".
You can find out what 'better' means by studying the product that people are already paying for, seeing what those people complain about, and resolving those complaints.