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Re:The Personal Side of a Bootstrapped Startup by idlewords on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @12:48PM (#2071690)
If you're in a position to try starting your own company, you're already in a position of great privilege. Either do it, or don't do it, but don't complain.
Re:The Personal Side of a Bootstrapped Startup by roel_v on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @01:25PM (#2071835)
That doesn't make sense. Is the African woman living in a straw hut starting her basked weaving business with a micro-financing loan for $50 in a position of great privilege? Is the unemployed construction worked who starts his own repair business in a position of great privilege? I mean I've tried to interpret your remark in several ways, but none of them make sense.

Anyway, listing the disadvantages of something isn't complaining, it's just being realistic.

Re:The Personal Side of a Bootstrapped Startup by arcware on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @12:54PM (#2071710)
Not sure if this was meant for me or not, but I hope I didn't come off as complaining in that post. I just wanted to make sure people thought about the personal side of things before diving into it. People tend to overlook the spouse's point of view, and I wanted to make sure I pointed that out.
Re:The Personal Side of a Bootstrapped Startup by nhangen on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @02:02PM (#2072010)
I don't think it came off like that at all. I think you sounded realistic and pragmatic.

My spouse does add extra pressure, though not on purpose...it's just there. However, I'm permanently unemployable, so what else can I do? :)