Ask HN: How to deal with lonliness while running an early stage startup?

Re:Ask HN: How to deal with lonliness while running an early... by wjossey on Sunday November 18, 2018 @04:51PM (#18482705)

I’m two years into working from home on my startup, and it’s definitely one of the challenges. I have a co-founder and one full time employee, one in Boston and the other in Chicago.

As for how I cope- I live in Los Angeles and make use of my surroundings. I take walks every day when I need a break. I go grocery shopping. I cook. I break my day up so it’s not just constant business.

I also got a second dog that was a puppy (8 weeks old) and have been raising and training her. Helps to have some activity around the house, and she naturally makes me take breaks throughout the day.

Either way, starting a company is a lonely business. Finding ways to embrace the loneliness and work with it helps a bunch.

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Re:Ask HN: How to deal with lonliness while running an early... by thehumblenerd on Monday November 19, 2018 @11:13AM (#18487386)

I have a co founder on the business, but both of us work on two different facets of the business. And I am focussed on the technology side of things. I will certainly start with small activites.

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