“I had this safety net that I built up before... I didn't have many financial obligations of course... I didn't have kids no loans for a house... this is hard to reason about for most people like conceptualization of risk right when you are near the bottom... you can jump off a cliff and you're only falling a foot”

Jump before the rope — risk is relative to obligations

Sebastian quit his corporate job before having a single user — with one year of savings, no debt, and no dependents. David frames the underlying logic: low-obligation founders have a rare window where the downside is recoverable. 'You can jump off a cliff and you're only falling a foot.' Jumping before you have a rope also creates motivation — it forces the business to work. The risk is not as large as it looks from inside a job.