<i>as my girlfriend put it, "most small businesses fail, but if anyone can succeed, it will be you"</i>
That's funny, that's almost exactly what my girlfriend said too... Must be a girlfriend thing :)
The reactions I've received have either been support mixed with a bit of admiration and envy, or "ah yes I've been through that 10 years ago, if you ever want to do it now's the time" followed by some advice. Only one person reacted with "why would you ever want to do that".
My wife says the same thing. It must be a loss aversion response to their choice of mate.
Reactions I receive (since I'm currently churning through the decision) tend to be offers for funding support, some of it not insignificant. To me, that is a much higher confidence indicator, although I have will some skin in the game, too.
That's funny, that's almost exactly what my girlfriend said too... Must be a girlfriend thing :)
The reactions I've received have either been support mixed with a bit of admiration and envy, or "ah yes I've been through that 10 years ago, if you ever want to do it now's the time" followed by some advice. Only one person reacted with "why would you ever want to do that".