I'm the founder of a moderately sucessful infosec startup, and my child was born at the same time. It was hard for everybody. Lets face it, startups take much m

I'm the founder of a moderately sucessful infosec startup, and my child was born at the same time. It was hard for everybody. Lets face it, startups take much more time than a regular job, and we don't have any of the state-given benefits. One important rule that I have is minimize the time away from home. I have to travel a lot and I've found that for kids, time perception is different than for adults. A week seems short time for a 35 year old, but it's an eternity for a toddler. For that reason I try to stay away from home only the necessary time and not a single hour more. Thats a limitation that I try to balance offering experience and profesionality. And also, I always try to come back with a lot of gifts :)