Starting a business while unemployed?

Has anyone started a business while being unemployed? 🥴 I’ve been wanting to start something of my own ever since being caught in a brutal job market last year, where it took me 4 months to land a job. I’m also on the job market rn and no luck. I feel like right now is the perfect time for me to put my time and effort into this since I have so much free time; I might as well make use of it.

If you have done this, did you completely give up the job search and focused on starting your business instead? How long did it take to start seeing success? Did being unemployed turn out to be a blessing in disguise? 👀