Yes, it's easy to get comfortable on a $200k income. But it's easy to do that at almost any moderate level. It's very easy to spend all you earn and then some. Consulting and building up savings (burn rate, runway, etc) is a choice some make (I'm in that boat right now).
If someone was really earning $250k a year (and living in a moderate cost-of-living area) with plans to start a company, I'd certainly have no sympathy if they hadn't managed to accumulate some significant savings to get started with. There may be situations where more than one person's savings is required - you may need hundreds of thousands or even millions to attack certain markets, but I can't think of too many, and can think of many more markets where it takes but a small fraction of that to get started.
Also, FWIW, good luck with adzerk! Been meaning to swing by DU lately to see how things are going with all the great companies going on in the area.
If someone was really earning $250k a year (and living in a moderate cost-of-living area) with plans to start a company, I'd certainly have no sympathy if they hadn't managed to accumulate some significant savings to get started with. There may be situations where more than one person's savings is required - you may need hundreds of thousands or even millions to attack certain markets, but I can't think of too many, and can think of many more markets where it takes but a small fraction of that to get started.
Also, FWIW, good luck with adzerk! Been meaning to swing by DU lately to see how things are going with all the great companies going on in the area.