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I think for the YC audience, it isn't a choice between having a family or not. I think the article is supposed to be an affirmation of what PG says in Why Not N

by ALee 19y ago

I think for the YC audience, it isn't a choice between having a family or not. I think the article is supposed to be an affirmation of what PG says in Why Not Not to Start a Startup: http://www.paulgraham.com/notnot.html http://www.paulgraham.com/notnot.html. It's good for us to know that someone else out there is affirming the YC model: do it young, before kids.

skmurphy 19y ago
I think the YC audience may be more diverse than you realize--there may be many with families and some with grandchildren. Also, starting a family and starting a start-up are both a process. Is it less work when you have 12 employees and a large payroll to meet than when you and your co-founders are still struggling to find the first niche for your product? Both are stressful in different ways. From what I read of PG's quote it's "I wouldn't advise anyone with a family to start a startup. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, just that I don't want to take responsibility for advising it."