Re:Ask HN: Are there any YC founders married w/kids?
by tptacek on Thursday August 28, 2008 @02:35PM
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Perhaps his definition of "success" doesn't involve him feeling embarassed about what he did to his family for a long shot, even if he made it. Note also that regardless of how you and your wife appear to feel about it now, your perspective may change 10 years from now. Mine has. I'm embarassed. Not a good feeling.
Re:Ask HN: Are there any YC founders married w/kids?
by comatose_kid on Thursday August 28, 2008 @02:48PM
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Fair enough, and I agree - nothing's for free. For me, the fear that 10 years from now I would regret not taking a chance is greater than the worry that I will feel as you do. It's a personal choice.
That's absolutely fine, but my instincts (and some very successful people I know personally) tell me that successful entrepreneurs who start a business with families have to ask their families to make some sort of sacrifice to support their endeavor.
My wife and I have had this very conversation - we live in the Bay Area, but my Dear Wife is very level headed when it comes to prioritizing decisions like this. Life experience counts for more than immediate comfort for her. She comes from an entrepreneurial family, so that probably helps.