Would you invest in someone who hasn't had a job in X amount of months/years? Would you invest in someone who burned through all their cash? What would they do with your money? Burn through that too?

If you look like you aren't hirable then how could you ever possibly run a company?

It's not some badge of honor or right of passage. When people tell you that you need to not take a full-time job when doing a startup because investors won't think you're really serious - it's a lie.

Having a full-time job is 100% completely possible while working on a startup. It just may mean some later nights.

In fact, you should do as much for free as possible. Validate your startup. Make sure people want it. Promote it. Get interested users signed up so you have a mailing list. Even build out an MVP. You can do this during your nights and weekends.

Then when you go to an investor in the future (if you even need to) you can say, "I'm brining all this to the table and I was able to do it under this budget: $0"

You can feed yourself, your family, and not go crazy...Because I bet you're starting to get a bit stressed now that you're nearing the end of your savings.

I'm familiar with this feeling. I've been there. I burned through my money and had a baby on the way. Believe me I know this scenario inside and out. I got a job quick. Guess what? I've had more traction on my startup than I did when I was working on it 100% all day. Do not let anyone tell you that you need to be self-destructive to run your own business. In fact, that's a good way to have a self-destructive business as well.