In the early stages, there's so much work to do that if you try to add kids to the mix, you don't even attempt it. This sentence resonated with me as a father

In the early stages, there's so much work to do that if you try to add kids to the mix, you don't even attempt it. This sentence resonated with me as a father of two. But on second thought, I realize, the root reason I do not attempt it (again, for now) is a lack of finances and stability, not a lack of time. I lack time because I have a day job, and I have a day job because I don't have the money to pursue my own business without incurring lots of debt. The optimal solution, for me, would be to have 12 months salary saved up, and burn through that while starting my own business. And it wouldn't be a 'startup' by PG's definition--I've learned that control is more important to me than growing fast.