> Many people write/advise that you must be “All-In” to make a business successful… that’s easy to say if you don’t have a wife, two kids, car payments and a mortgage. I wasn’t in a position to just quit my day job and commit 100% to the business, and I wouldn’t be until December 2016 (3.5 years later).
This is just refreshing to read. I don't like the product, but this was a good read and detailed explanation of the issues/problems you can find of making a physical product startup. I also enjoyed the honesty and down to earth writing of the author.
Agreed. And the fact is, most successful founders have families and mortgages. It's just that for some reason, we only like to talk about the 20 something founders that are sleeping at the office because they are so dedicated and they aren't even taking a salary because they believe in their product so much (and because mommy and daddy keep supporting them).
He also talks about putting 100 hour weeks. I cant imagine giving time to a wife, kids and self while working 100 hours a week ... this didnt really sell this as realistic to me.
This is just refreshing to read. I don't like the product, but this was a good read and detailed explanation of the issues/problems you can find of making a physical product startup. I also enjoyed the honesty and down to earth writing of the author.