Thank you for this nice, honest post. Kudos for not taking the usual, fluffy online motivational route.
First of all, kudos for being honest and acknowledging that the only way you can get a raise in a job is to find a new one. If you want to improve your finances as an employee, you need to be continuously looking for the next opportunity and improving your skill set for that opportunity, even right after getting a new job.
My advice for people who are considering to start up? Get used to that sad couple of months. Live way below your means until you make it. It will be years of mere existence until your startup finally has some traction. If you can't deal with that, you will need to follow the employment route.
Thanks for the thoughtful response! I think your advice is spot on as well. It may be wise for someone who is looking to start out, to try living well below their means for a few months first, to make sure they can do it. Like you said, if they can’t handle it, then a normal employment situation might actually be better for them.
Thanks again for chiming in!