Ask HN: Do you have a startup spouse?

Re:Ask HN: Do you have a startup spouse? by enjo on Wednesday June 23, 2010 @01:10AM (#1454171)

My wife and I have been married my entire start-up career (going on 8 years). I think she'd more or less describe it much like me having any other job. I've never worked particularly long hours. I probably carry a bit more stress than others, but that's really it (and I've gotten pretty good at managing it).

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Re:Ask HN: Do you have a startup spouse? by nbauman on Saturday June 26, 2010 @07:56AM (#1463549)

Thanks for commenting. I have found the same.

At the outset as an entrepreneur there was a lot of calibrating and learning what was reasonable. We have a very sane and wonderfully paced life despite me founding and working on a startup for the past three years.

Entrepreneurs have a lot to prove - to investors, to the market, to customers. Time put in does not prove anything to anyone. Especially not your spouse.

Working reasonable hours (to me) is a sign of a healthy work environment, be it a startup or large corporation. Working under conditions of extreme uncertainty to offer a new product or service doesn't necessarily mean that all those hours together are going to be lost.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you have a startup spouse? by startup_spouse on Wednesday June 23, 2010 @02:05AM (#1454236)

... You're pulling my leg, right? :)

You must be really good at managing your time, being efficient, and resisting the urge to take your work to bed with you!

Do you offer coaching services? lol

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Re:Ask HN: Do you have a startup spouse? by ahoyhere on Wednesday June 23, 2010 @06:16AM (#1454555)

Same, we don't work particularly long hours either - though sometimes we work at weird hours, which needs to change.

If you make your business decisions right, there's no need to work particularly long hours.

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