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My wife and I have been married my entire start-up career (going on 8 years). I think she'd more or less describe it much like me having any other job. I've nev
by enjo 16y ago
My wife and I have been married my entire start-up career (going on 8 years). I think she'd more or less describe it much like me having any other job. I've never worked particularly long hours. I probably carry a bit more stress than others, but that's really it (and I've gotten pretty good at managing it).
- startup_spouse 16y ago... You're pulling my leg, right? :) You must be really good at managing your time, being efficient, and resisting the urge to take your work to bed with you! Do you offer coaching services? lol
- ahoyhere 16y agoSame, we don't work particularly long hours either - though sometimes we work at weird hours, which needs to change. If you make your business decisions right, there's no need to work particularly long hours.
- nbauman 16y agoThanks for commenting. I have found the same. At the outset as an entrepreneur there was a lot of calibrating and learning what was reasonable. We have a very sane and wonderfully paced life despite me founding and working on a startup for the past three years. Entrepreneurs have a lot to prove - to investors, to the market, to customers. Time put in does not prove anything to anyone. Especially not your spouse. Working reasonable hours (to me) is a sign of a healthy work environment, be it a startup or large corporation. Working under conditions of extreme uncertainty to offer a new product or service doesn't necessarily mean that all those hours together are going to be lost.