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Interesting read, but one thing that always strikes me reading this kind of story is how invested founders are in things that -- I'm sorry to say -- are not exa

Interesting read, but one thing that always strikes me reading this kind of story is how invested founders are in things that -- I'm sorry to say -- are not exactly earth shattering. I'd never heard of CircleUp before this, and their slogan "Creating a transparent and efficient market to drive innovation for consumer brands" still doesn't tell me what exactly it is that they do. Obviously they have investors and customers who found it worthwhile, but is it really worth sacrificing your health & family on this altar? That said, I do wonder how Elon Musk, who's simultaneously trying to send humanity to Mars, convert the world to electric cars and solar panels, and create direct neural uplinks doesn't crack from the pressure though.

daniel-thompson 6y ago
> That said, I do wonder how Elon Musk, who's simultaneously trying to send humanity to Mars, convert the world to electric cars and solar panels, and create direct neural uplinks doesn't crack from the pressure though. Not to mention what I would consider the most important commitment for any parent: how does he find enough time to be a good father to his 6 kids?
- kbenson 6y ago
  As a father of three, I often feel I don't have enough time to be a good parent to that many. How does anyone have enough time to be a good parent to 6 children while also working? (That is, assuming "good" means more than "pays the bills and isn't a complete douchebag").
- remote_phone 6y ago
  Easy answer: he’s not a good father. It’s his choice. I don’t think there’s anything particularly wrong about it, but it’s sad for his kids. Steve Jobs was a shitty parent as well. You can’t have a balanced life if you want to be extraordinary. It’s literally impossible.
  - LunaSea 6y ago
    > I don’t think there’s anything particularly wrong about it I'd say that not being a good father by choice rather than necessity could be considered pretty wrong.
cwhiz 6y ago
I’d say Elon Musk has been acting more and more erratically as time has gone on. Just this week he changed the price of the Model S to a meme, $69,420. Seriously.
- thursday0987 6y ago
  seriously good marketing, actually. Here we are deep into a comment thread about a completely different company and you are spreading elon's message about the price chance of his product for free. thats a genius move by musk.
  - cwhiz 6y ago
    Yes for all the people who didn't know about Tesla or Elon Musk. Now they know, and maybe they'll buy a Model S.
    - fairity 6y ago
      There's more to it than you're giving him credit for. You call it erratic. Others see it as eccentric. And, that draws eyeballs.
fairity 6y ago
There's more to life than trying to improve the human condition. People value different things, and it's very possible he will proudly look back on his time spent on CircleUp. Put another way, not everyone wants to do the same things you do.

daniel-thompson 6y ago

> That said, I do wonder how Elon Musk, who's simultaneously trying to send humanity to Mars, convert the world to electric cars and solar panels, and create direct neural uplinks doesn't crack from the pressure though. Not to mention what I would consider the most important commitment for any parent: how does he find enough time to be a good father to his 6 kids?

kbenson 6y ago
As a father of three, I often feel I don't have enough time to be a good parent to that many. How does anyone have enough time to be a good parent to 6 children while also working? (That is, assuming "good" means more than "pays the bills and isn't a complete douchebag").
remote_phone 6y ago
Easy answer: he’s not a good father. It’s his choice. I don’t think there’s anything particularly wrong about it, but it’s sad for his kids. Steve Jobs was a shitty parent as well. You can’t have a balanced life if you want to be extraordinary. It’s literally impossible.
- LunaSea 6y ago
  > I don’t think there’s anything particularly wrong about it I'd say that not being a good father by choice rather than necessity could be considered pretty wrong.

cwhiz 6y ago

I’d say Elon Musk has been acting more and more erratically as time has gone on. Just this week he changed the price of the Model S to a meme, $69,420. Seriously.

thursday0987 6y ago
seriously good marketing, actually. Here we are deep into a comment thread about a completely different company and you are spreading elon's message about the price chance of his product for free. thats a genius move by musk.
- cwhiz 6y ago
  Yes for all the people who didn't know about Tesla or Elon Musk. Now they know, and maybe they'll buy a Model S.
  - fairity 6y ago
    There's more to it than you're giving him credit for. You call it erratic. Others see it as eccentric. And, that draws eyeballs.

fairity 6y ago

There's more to life than trying to improve the human condition. People value different things, and it's very possible he will proudly look back on his time spent on CircleUp. Put another way, not everyone wants to do the same things you do.