Starting a music project, be it a band or whatever, does have some similarities to a startup. You need a good product, you need to market it, promote it, you've got to start lean, you need to keep at it all the time, etc, etc.
My lady gives me a lot of support. She's fine with practicing 3 nights a week, being in the recording studio, sitting on my laptop working on demos or editing recordings.
I spend a lot of time working on music! A good 50-60 hours a week, for sure.
...but...
I always seem to have time for her, too. Even when I've got a programming contract.
You can always make time for the people and things that you love. If you're not making time for them, you don't love them. It really is that simple.
Honestly, do you really need to be spending 15 hours a day working on some silly little company? Your daily photo company or whatever it is? That's going to be your pride and joy when you're all alone with a pile of cash?
I mean, this is Hacker News. I know what you're motivations are here. They're not art. They don't seem to be love either.
I guess that's why I got out of the game.
I want love to rule my life, and not the other way around.