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How to start a startup without ruining your life 1. Never accumulate personal debt in the process of starting up 2. Sleep, Exercise and eat well 3. Never forget 1 and 2

The rest are beyond your control by a large degree. Try your level best. And Yea, occasionally read through such advices.

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After having failed at my first startup, and having partially succeeded in second, I couldn't agree more on those two points.

The debt accrued on my first startup still haunts me. And I really wish, I slept more and worked out more during the period. It is really a simple advice, to sleep and to work out. But when you are a sinking ship, you could hardly follow it.

How do you start a startup if you're at least a few years from getting out of existing debt? Is it even remotely feasible? I've been having urges to give it a try but I'd be starting in the hole, which seems like a really bad idea.

I try to work on things in my off time but it's difficult finding the time after working all day.

Always have a back-up plan so I'd clear out your debts first.

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