Ask HN: I've had an idea for a company; my current employer wants me to build it
I have been working in the software industry for retail clients for awhile and greatly contributed to growing a non-tech company to hundreds of millions in revenue using the technology platform I and my team built.<p>For a few years now I have been thinking about how I would like to build a platform to help other companies replicate this success by using some of the methods we used that are not prevalent in the market. But I do not currently have the ability to not have a full time job so have never acted on it. And I have never been closely connected with the start-up community to really be knowledgeable enough to be comfortable around the idea.<p>I started working for a new technology company in a tangential industry and they would like to fund the people and money for me to build this idea for them. I am sure that I would become an integral part of this new division and it would likely lead to decent bonuses and more money and promotions. It also fits in well with what this company already does.<p>But I feel like I would be losing this dream of mine and a lot of the upside monetary benefit if this becomes successful.<p>Does anyone have any thoughts or anecdotes or ideas or suggestions related to this situation?