No. I'm 38 and a year in as CTO of a startup while moonlighting on another "hobby" business I've had for a couple of years. Oh, and I have two kids, a wife, a

No. I'm 38 and a year in as CTO of a startup while moonlighting on another "hobby" business I've had for a couple of years. Oh, and I have two kids, a wife, and a yard. I actually know my kids and they know who I am :-). But, I don't watch TV, the only video games I play are with my kids, and I'm having the time of my life. You can do it. It's just a matter of desire and priorities. Me, I have more fun getting code to run than watching TV or playing an RPG. And that's really the only "sacrifice" I've made, and I think it's a rather good one, personally.