A note from Kathryn
The best time to build the thing is while you still have a paycheck. I'll take you from idea to a real product you can sell, so when you leave, you're leaving toward something, not jumping into nothing.
Leaving on your own terms means building before you go, not after. You've got the rarest version of a runway: one with income still coming in. Most people waste it scrolling job-adjacent advice. I want you to spend it building a product that pays you.
You can't market what you don't have. So build it now, on the nights and weekends you choose, with tools that get you to a real product fast instead of a folder of half-started ideas.
Run your numbers now, while you've got room to build toward the answer.
What money do you have coming in
Total severance package after taxes
Liquid cash you can access now
State unemployment is typically $300 to $700 per week
Any recurring or expected income from side work
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Why I built this
I've built several companies of my own and invested in over 100 more. The Builders who land softest are the ones who started before they had to, while there was still a paycheck behind them.
That's the position you're in right now, and it's a gift. Don't waste it. Let me help you turn the runway you control into a product that's yours.
Kathryn.
