I wrote a rambling reply and decided to cut it down to bullet points: 1. You can have a fulfilling life without a start-up. 2. You can be incredibly successfu

I wrote a rambling reply and decided to cut it down to bullet points: 1. You can have a fulfilling life without a start-up. 2. You can be incredibly successful without a start-up 3. A balanced life is not limiting. The concept that the amount of hours you put in is directly correlated to 'success' seems like a delusion 4. Plenty of people die with retirement accounts untouched, vacation untaken, parnters unmet, friends forgotten all in the pursuit of 'success' just to have society move on and forget them.