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Would you have been able to start it _as_ your son was born? I am just curious as to how important you think the overall timeline was. Also, I think it is an i
by mej10 14y ago
Would you have been able to start it _as_ your son was born? I am just curious as to how important you think the overall timeline was.
Also, I think it is an interesting idea to contrast "youth culture" and "geek culture".
My current goals are just to be as effective a person as possible, work on my entrepreneurial skills, and just hope that when I do have children that I am a good enough entrepreneur to both pay the bills and be able to spend quality time with my family. It worries me that I may not be to that point when the time eventually arrives.
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- sridharvembu 14y agoI haven't done it (i.e start the company _as_ the kid was born) so I can't be sure but he was born during the most hectic phase of the company, bootstrapping our way up, with lots of travel. Even during that time, I still had plenty of time to enjoy watching him grow up. The best lesson for me was watching my co-founder Tony Thomas, who could maintain his Buddha-like calm in the face of trying circumstances. He was the one who taught me it is possible to keep that balance. Of course, I haven't watched any television in years (for the longest time, I didn't even own a TV set) and I cannot name any recent music band but thanks to the Economist-habit, I can quote the per-capita GDP of most countries within 10-20% So you have to make judicious choices, but it is possible to achieve that balance between family life and entrepreneurship.
- mej10 14y agoThanks for that.