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I definitely keep going back to my MVP plan to cut down the scope-creepiness so-to-speak part of my work. It's getting better. Are you breaking up with your gi

by VuongN 15y ago

I definitely keep going back to my MVP plan to cut down the scope-creepiness so-to-speak part of my work. It's getting better. Are you breaking up with your girlfriend to do startup? That's a bit of an extreme case isn't it? I could understand if there is implication of bigger issues--but the world is quite a lonely place without people, my friend. I wanted to commit to startup/entrepreneur life for 2 reasons: I can't live without it and I want to take care of my family with the rewards :) You can't possibly conquer the world without love ones' support. It is such a lonely path, being entrepreneur, already. Any love a long the way would only enhance it. By the way, some might trade everything for a snuggly full night of rest. Stay enthusiastic, my friend and good luck.

sneak 15y ago
For now I'm just kicking her out to avoid distraction, we'll see about full-on "breaking up" later. I have plenty of people in my life, but I need them to stay inside their time-boxes if I'm to get anything real accomplished in this short life I have. It's no so much "to do a startup" - I think the "go to work"/"do a startup" dichotomy espoused by so many on HN is a bit of a meaningless construct. I already have a fairly successful business that I started, but I'm always working on several other projects (some revenue, some not) at any given time. Most of my ideas are the kinds of things that are somewhat market-timing-critical, so there will be quarters in which I am "only" working 50 hours a week, but sometimes during a rush to get a product out, I will double that. I don't really count hours - it's one of those things where you're either sleeping, eating, or moving toward a goal. It seems perfectly natural to me, and it certainly doesn't feel like work.