“I had good runway — but somebody quitting their job, they don't have good runway, and it makes a huge difference… it's pretty hard to give advice like 'just quit your job, burn all the bridges'.”

Quitting advice depends on your runway and your risk tolerance — own the call

Blanket 'quit your job' advice is dangerous because the decision depends on personal runway and downside tolerance. Calibrate to your actual savings, fixed costs, and how comfortable you are if everything fails — and own the decision rather than outsourcing it.