Re:Ask HN: Founders, do you ever feel like packing it in whe...
by p0d on Sunday June 07, 2020 @09:31AM
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I resonate with what you are saying. One of my biggest motivations at the moment is my family and my wife's support in me leaving a well paid job.
Thankfully HN let's me have a little whine about the toughness of a startup which is better than whining to my wife and causing her undue stress.
I feel like it's just the next step to growing up, sort of like getting married and having kids. There's plenty of perks to being in another phase, but it's important to remember that plenty of people have sacrificed to get you where you are. Your investors, your staff, your family, customers, government, mentors, and of course, yourself.
It's similar to college - it's tempting to just want to take a blue collar job when you're pulling all nighters and have to deal with student loans.
I guess a good reminder is to talk in an anonymous group with others who wouldn't believe you, lol. Maybe a Fortnite discord group or so, lol.