"Being the “professional” in a startup world, pushing last hopes of entrepreneurial youth" If you feel that "being professional" includes the need to push your

"Being the “professional” in a startup world, pushing last hopes of entrepreneurial youth" If you feel that "being professional" includes the need to push yourself and miss events you can't recapture, it's not being "professional" -- especially if you are an employee. Startups that push the "we are a family -- we work hard, play hard, stay late together" are in a sense delusional -- yes the thrill of building a company is compelling, but unless it is your own company - you are sacrificing yourself unnecessarily for someone else's benefit. There will always be another startup, but early months of a child's life where changes are there daily, hourly.