SOFTWARE STARTUP

How is babby formed? I have some old friends trying to lure me in one for my expert programming skills.

Here's what you do:

Tell your buddies that you'll work part time at the beginning.  If you have skills they can't find elsewhere, your absence will be felt.  If you only putting in part-time is enough to stop their plan, they never had enough motivation to see it through to the end.  You'll be glad that you didn't spend a whole year living unnecessarily below your current standard.  Also, your time will be better spent when the groundwork is laid by someone else. 

Should they surprise you with their work ethic, devote more and more time to the plan.  Hopefully, the business model is set up so that you can start making a profit asap. 

Keep your day job in case the idea doesn't pan out.