After years of doing it, I was very very sick of it and just wanted out. I'm a developer by "heart" and I just want to build and tinker. I do love spreadsheets, and I love the thrill/ups/downs of business, but the monotony is what kills me. I have another company I'm investing all my time into that I am optimistic of, and it's new and fresh again.

Sounds like you are going in with eyes wide open this time. Best of luck with the new venture. Thank you for sharing your story.

Thanks friend, I appreciate it. It's been quite brutal, but who I am at the end and at the start are very different, and I'm very thankful for that, even if I quite literally have nothing to show for it.