Ask HN: I was director of development and I left the company.What is next step?
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3. Enjoy yourself for the next few months. Catch up with family, go travelling, take up a new hobby, whatever... If you have the luxury to forget about income, do something to develop yourself, clear your head. Work will always be there.
Two months ago I've left the company(There were some specific reasons for that). I was the director of development for 2 years and I've been always close to the management. After I left, now I understood that that company became my identity because for 11 years I slept and woke up with that company. I sacrificed my nights and weekends for it. Now I am stuck, not sure what's the next? Actually I am close to one path but I am looking for advice.
I've been always interested in startups. I began my tech career in a startup and I know what exactly a startup is. I read articles, books and watch videos, movies related to startup. I've always wanted to start my own company one day. Besides that, I am a full stack developer and I can build a product from idea to product.
Options for me:
1. I can apply to a software company and I can get hired with a good salary. In my free time, I can start building a side project. When I reach the ramen profit, I can quit my full-time job and focus on my project full time.
2. I have my savings. With minimum expenses, I can live with these savings for two years. So I can now start building a project and I bootstrap it with my savings. If I fail, I can apply for a full-time job.
I want to go with this second option but I have a problem. I have many ideas but I have an analysis/paralysis problem. I am not sure what to build. I am not a big risk taker and I don't have a business partner. So I want one man bootstrapped business. All the ideas I have are already existed in the market (as expected). I can choose a specific niche and build a product for that market but I am stuck at choosing the niche too. Please give me some advice.