I think it'd be fun to ask non-entrepreneurs what they think of us (I'm sure most would be equally as tolerant, but I'd like to hear their impressions). Anecdot

I think it'd be fun to ask non-entrepreneurs what they think of us (I'm sure most would be equally as tolerant, but I'd like to hear their impressions). Anecdotally, I've been pitied before for working the startup lifestyle -- running one of course means you're working/thinking/stressing it nearly every waking hour. There's certainly a quality of life tradeoff. One example: I know I spend less time out with my friends - I'm actually a pretty AWOL friend, frankly. I don't understand or participate in the routine of, say, getting drinks at happy hour, because even when I'm with my childhood pals (fortunately, they've excused my aloofness and welcome me back seamlessly whenever I'm back in maryland) at some point in the night, a few beers in, I'm thinking about the work I'm going to do when I get home. But that's just because, like most entrepreneurial folk, it's so invigorating. It's feel criminal to enjoy working so much, but I've got friends who wouldn't dare trade their happy hours and weekends and routines for my lifestyle -- and that's just fine with me.