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The only real reason why it's harder for older people to make a startup is the high risk involved. Once you have a family you cannot mess around anymore.
by abless 18y ago
The only real reason why it's harder for older people to make a startup is the high risk involved. Once you have a family you cannot mess around anymore.
- amichail 18y agoIsn't it the responsibility of the wife to bring in a steady income?
- typicaljoe 18y agoBest comment ever
- edw519 18y agoYour both either single or sleeping in the other room tonight.
- amichail 18y agoIt actually makes sense since women are so risk-averse. Wives should support entrepreneurship by making it easier for their entrepreneurial husbands to take risks. And that means bringing in a steady income.
- inovica 18y agoI thought your original comment was funny, but now I realise you mean it. Oh dear
- ojbyrne 18y agoActually I know quite a few couples where that's the case. Not all startups mind you, I have this musician friend... But I've seen the "wife has high paying job with steady income, husband is kinda fly-by-night" pattern often enough that I wonder if other people see it too. I never did find that kind of a women myself. Damn!
- mde 18y agoThat's great! Everyone loves this comment since so many of us are banking on it (or have lived it). It just brought to mind my reading of some interviews in "Creativty" (http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Flow-Psychology-Discovery-Invention/dp/0060928204 http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Flow-Psychology-Discovery-I...). There was more than one great mind who attributed his success to having a wonderfully supportive/responsible wife. He apologized for his sexist remark, but admitted that he would never have had his successes if it weren't for his wonderful companion who freed him from so much responsibility. (Sorry for fabricating some of this from the top of my head; I can't locate the interview right now.)
- abless 18y agoOnce you have kids, the answer is no.
- dgabriel 18y agoUnfortunately, this is what my ex-husband still believes. Not that he's started a business or anything, mind you. That said, let's make the wild assumption that some women might be entrepreneurs, and rephrase this as: Isn't it the responsibility of the spouse to bring in a steady income?