So I quit my job to focus on my startup...
jmtame: why are you jumping right into negotiation skills?  do you have a product yet?  has someone approached you and said "we want to buy your company!"?i know zackattack's comment got downvoted pretty badly, maybe because he was a bit too facetious in how he phrased it.  but you do have some money saved up to last at least a few months, don't you?edit: i'm not trying to be negative, i am very much for quitting to do your start up.  but trying to learn how to negotiate seems like a bad sign.  if anything, you should be focused on building something people want right now.