seeksadvice

Re:Ask HN: New parent or CTO at startup? Can I do both? on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @01:48PM (#7260115)

so are you no longer at the company? sounds like you had a fantastic support network.

Re:Ask HN: New parent or CTO at startup? Can I do both? on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @01:45PM (#7260091)

unfortunately, hiring more engineers isn't possible.

quitting isn't the option that's best for me--i'm more wondering if it's best for the company. i'm more concerned about occupying an important slot on the roster, but not appropriately pulling my weight.

Re:Ask HN: New parent or CTO at startup? Can I do both? on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @01:25PM (#7259929)

I haven't started this discussion with them yet. I'm trying to figure out what my position is before I bring it to the CEO. We have employees with children, so that's not the issue. It's more about me essentially turning it into a 9 to 5 instead of an "eat, sleep, and breathe" situation. I guess since this is my first rodeo, I want to make sure I can give as much as possible to my new family.

Re:Ask HN: New parent or CTO at startup? Can I do both? on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @01:21PM (#7259898)

We won't have that kind of outside help available, but we are planning on having my wife stay home with the baby.

When you were home from work having family time, did you interrupt it to answer emails or address work emergencies? I'm pretty much always on call, which I think is something I'll have to change.

Ask HN: New parent or CTO at startup? Can I do both?

Posted by seeksadvice on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @12:55PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've been running engineering at a startup for the last year and a half or so. We're getting some traction and things are going in a positive direction. My wife and I are expecting our first child very soon and the pregnancy has been anything but smooth. I've been a wreck the past month or so and my productivity at work has suffered significantly. I've been able to keep the cracks from showing...

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