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The only thing horrifying in this story are the comments on this page. They indicate 0% comprehension of the challenges the author has overcome. > If the autho
by paulsutter 12y ago
The only thing horrifying in this story are the comments on this page. They indicate 0% comprehension of the challenges the author has overcome.
> If the author feels her company is more valuable than her child, that's her choice.
> Why does it take getting pregnant before a CEO decides "Gee, maybe some flexibility at work would be useful?"
> She's privileged to be able to do things like take off in the middle of the day to go the gym or set her own schedule with no meetings before noon and sleeping in and rolling into the office after lunch.
Founding a company is an all-consuming battle. The author is to be commended. She has achieved significant flexibility, and that can only have occurred through excellent staffing and management skill
- a8da6b0c91d 12y agoShe is choosing to pay other people to raise her children so she can pursue more money. Why is this commendable? Why wouldn't raising a family be more commendable?
- paulsutter 12y agoA better quesiton is why she would attempt to do both at once. I delayed children by 20 years to be a startup founder, and I'm very happy about that. But that's her personal choice. She's not working longer hours to increase her income. When you found a startup, the outcome is either zero, or something good. It takes 8-10 years to find out.
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- a8da6b0c91d 12y agoDeprioritizing family to pursue a gamble is even less commendable.
- HorizonXP 12y agoThe problem for women is that they also have to deal with their biological clock. Unless they start a company in their 20s and then have kids in their 30s, it becomes difficult to make this decision.