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Ask HN: Go all in on startup idea, or stay W2

2•Mnexium•43m ago
I want to ask HN because it feels this community is more tech oriented then most out there. I have been building an idea for the past couple of months, I think it is a good idea, if not for fear I'd dive head first full time into the idea. Personally, leaving stable W2 is scary, diving into the unknown start-up land is equally scary. Putting in all the effort for an unknown pay off, if any.

I don't really have the network to vet my idea, to tell me wether it is good or bad, something worth building or not? Something worth diving into or not.

My idea is https://mnexium.com - it is a LLM infrastructure layer. All the things you need to do to get an LLM up an running Mnexium would handle.

The reason I want to jump into this start-up is mainly because I'd use this app, and I build it because I needed something like it. Is that enough signal to continue to build?

I would really love to hear others opinions on what they would do? If they've navigated something similar?

I think the last bit I'd add to the above is I have this nagging feeling that I want to build something, from scratch. Build it to the best of my limited ability - but I don't want to fail.

Appreciate it

Comments

maryamshafaqat•4m ago
If you are already building it and would actually use it yourself thats a strong signal. I did focus on getting real users first before making a full leap.

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