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Why startup dad is kicking your ass.

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Okay frankly this is a stupid article. Trivial or unsupported generalizations. The author is in high school and preaching on why parents are more effective startup founders.

It is true that some amount of personal pressure will get you to be more productive. But, err too far on the side of too much and you burn out. So, while I can see why startup dad may be able to outperform a founder in a more relaxed position, it is not necessarily true that those conditions are good.

A little pressure is good. Too much pressure is bad. It is a fine line between the two.

Hmm. I don't think that pressure is that bad, it really depends on how you handle it. For instance, look at UStream guys. Brad is a startup dad, from the navy/army. During service he was probably put under much more pressure and back then he was still a dad...so it really boils down to how well you handle the pressure coming at you.

Burnouts? Definitely. I don't handle pressure that well, so I have so many of them! :(

All of the startup founders that I know are internally driven and do not depend on the environment and/or circumstances to motivate them.

Just because I have more time than you does not mean that you use your time more efficiently than i do. I have 12 hours a day to code and thats just what I do. I dont sit around for 9 and code for 3 just because I have time to. I code for 12 because I want to. I can also fly across the country on a moments notice and stay up all night for a client if needed.

Can startup dad?

My point is that IMHO nothing that limits your flexibility and distracts you can possibly give you an advantage as a startup founder.

Yes. I'm not a startup dad and I get where you're going at. Internal driven is a large portion of what motivates people. I'll take myself for example, before I even knew what a startup was I was building parsers and what not. I needed money really bad so I started looking into consulting which then lead to startups, etc.. Entrepreneurs are internally driven because a lot of them have been through a lot of bad environments and want to create a better life and fuel the economy(which is related to the first point)

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