What are/were the main bottlenecks preventing you starting a company?

Question

Many people I speak to say one of the following:- having the right idea - financial security - finding the right teamThat said I increasingly think there are ways round each: especially the first and second because of incubators and funding, so I'm curious what people's reflective reasons are, especially people who see themselves starting companies some day but don't feel now is the right time.

version_five · Accepted Answer

Sufficient contacts or "network"Potential customers, employees, support services, mentors, people to run stuff by...

Gormisdomai · Answer

For me it's almost certainly the risk to mental health - a lot of founders I know are chronically stressed, anxious or lonely, even the ones doing great work.

fridif · Answer

--No contracts of my own--Fear of litigation/overhead costs--Easier to just work for someone else's shop, I have bills to pay

azhenley · Answer

Risk aversion given that I have a good job that I worked for 10 years to get.

What are/were the main bottlenecks preventing you starting a company?

Sufficient contacts or "network"
Potential customers, employees, support services, mentors, people to run stuff by...

For me it's almost certainly the risk to mental health - a lot of founders I know are chronically stressed, anxious or lonely, even the ones doing great work.

--No contracts of my own
--Fear of litigation/overhead costs
--Easier to just work for someone else's shop, I have bills to pay

Risk aversion given that I have a good job that I worked for 10 years to get.