The biggest factor that Blank had in his favor was that he worked outside his home. If you are going the "garage route" like a lot of YC companies, then I think

The biggest factor that Blank had in his favor was that he worked outside his home. If you are going the "garage route" like a lot of YC companies, then I think it is much harder - maybe impossible - especially when your children are young. An environment with your kids in it isn't particularly conducive to working, and young kids will want you to be engaged all the time. There's not a noprocrast setting on a two-year-old.