For background, I am a 25 year old Software Engineer who works the corporate life. My company is moving to force engineers to work in person and I just do not want to keep working my life away. The pay is very high and benefits are great, but I know in the end, I want the flexibility of working for myself.
I have opened up some businesses in the past with mixed success. I want to open up a startup that can generate passive income, be a secure investment, and not require too much overhead. I have tried some eCommerce businesses in the past and even worked on a B2B marketplace like Alibaba in Asia.
I really have very little personal expenses since my house and cars are paid off. I have about 100k in savings that I can use for the startup.
I am facing a few issues:
Between long commutes and 8 hour work days, I have very little energy to work on a startup in my free time. Weekends and Off days are always just reserved for running errands and I have absolutely no time on weekdays. Should I quit my job?
The second issue I am facing is that there are so many different places to start. A physical laundromat business, a physical car wash, an online store, or a good old fashioned Computer Science startup. Any Advice on what to start would be greatly appreciated.
Lastly, finding a good business partner to help take some overhead is always a big problem that has caused me some headache in the past.
I agree with @MacPr - Don’t start unless you are sure on the value you will provide
Also looks like you plan to move out of your current job as your company plans to have teams work from office.
Once you start your venture - you may end up meeting, networking, visiting suppliers, customers, prospects- So be prepared that your venture may not be a complete remote work.