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And nobody will ever advise you that the large cost and huge risk might not be worth it because then they would have to admit the same thing to themselves. Hav

And nobody will ever advise you that the large cost and huge risk might not be worth it because then they would have to admit the same thing to themselves. Have you ever met anybody that works on the weekend, even when the startup doesn't need them to, just because they don't know what else to do? There are incredibly amazing things happening in Silicon Valley. And also lots of people burning their lives away for little reason or return. Keep your eyes open to both sides of the ledger is the best advice I can give. Be sure that what you are doing is something you truly love, and not just something you want to love or want to portray that you love for the benefit of others. And it's okay to give up and/or take a break.

eric-hu 14y ago
> Be sure that what you are doing is something you truly love, and not just something you want to love or want to portray that you love for the benefit of others. Can you expand on this? How do you ever know? Whether I love what I do has been one of my existential questions for the last decade, and why I didn't immediately follow through with my CS degree out of college. I feel like I can never know whether I'm doing something I "truly" love...but I'd like to be wrong
- jacoblyles 14y ago
  It's fine to do something that you don't "love". But you better damn well love it if you're going to sacrifice your financial, emotional, and physical health for it like the typical Silicon Valley founder.