This is something I've thought about a lot and I think a lot of the loneliness comes in the early stages of being an internet entrepreneur, the times when you d

This is something I've thought about a lot and I think a lot of the loneliness comes in the early stages of being an internet entrepreneur, the times when you don't need to / can't afford to hire full time employees and open an office. For me at least, my ideal working environment would be something like the way 37Signals is setup. When you get to the point where you can hire a handful of employees and open an office but only go to the office when you feel like it. Another option that also sounds fun is to startup a small retail company, maybe related to one of your hobbies, something that at least requires some foot traffic at a physical location. Find someone to run it and go there to manage and check on things whenever you feel the need, or better yet, grab your laptop and work on your internet startup from there. It seems that all my ideas require you to have some extra cash and time on the side though so they're not always possible for a 1 or 2 man bootstrapped startup. If you can get to the point where you've got things running pretty smoothly with your internet company and are making decent money, these options might be something to look forward to.