You've got the idea. Now get the timeline. Model your savings, early revenue, and growth to find the month you can go full-time on your business.
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Here's exactly what you'll have when you make the leap.
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You've got the number. Now get the roadmap. A detailed, personalized plan to go from "I want to quit" to actually doing it — with confidence.
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Quitting to start a business is different from freelancing — there's often a longer ramp-up before revenue kicks in, but the upside is uncapped. The key is modeling your runway honestly so you don't run out of cash during the critical building phase.
Most successful bootstrapped businesses take 6-18 months to reach profitability. The smart move is starting your business as a side project while employed, then quitting when you hit a revenue milestone. Use the "side income" field for your current business revenue (even if it's $0) and the growth rate for how fast you expect it to grow once you're building consistently.
The conventional advice is 6 months of savings, but for a business (vs. freelancing), consider 9-12 months. Why? Because a business has startup costs, slower initial revenue, and you'll want breathing room to make strategic decisions instead of desperate ones. The calculator lets you adjust your safety runway to see how different cushion sizes affect your launch date.
Rather than picking an arbitrary quit date, smart entrepreneurs set a revenue trigger: "I'll quit when my business consistently generates $X/month for 3 consecutive months." This calculator helps you project when that milestone arrives based on your current trajectory. The confidence score tells you how solid your position will be at that point.