Don't quit your job to start something. Start something on the side. Spending down $80,000 in savings is a massive L.
There are endless ways to do it. A way I did it was I moved to a cheaper country, started a business, learned a new language, met new friends, and eventually started a family.
Spending $80k in Montreal is the opposite of risk taking.
Perhaps if there was much to show for it, you would have a point. This guy did a lot right, has friends, is physically active, but none of that required spending down $80k.
jokes aside, sounds like both you and him have valid ways to spend your money. i honestly don't care which is right because either way you're gonna spend that 80k and will ultimately end up dead.
Someone else in this thread said it well. If you're unable to pipeline for a new job, you'll definitely be unable to pipeline to get sales.
$80,000 is a great down payment in most places of the USA. You could buy a large country home with a pool and a view in most places of the world with that money.
I like risk takers, but quitting your job and spending all that money isn't actually a risk, it's just kinda lazy.
I'm not trying to be mean. This guy's obviously doing a lot right. He has friends, he's physically active, he has hobbies. But none of these things requires spending down $80k with effectively $0 in income.
Maybe he reads this comment and it lights a fire under his ass. 2 years is too long to get going, bro. You gotta dial in, move faster, and make money in a few weeks tops, or just get a job and slow burn on the side.