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Steve Blank Epitaph for an Entrepreneur
Raising our kids and being an entrepreneur wasn’t easy. Being in a startup and having a successful relationship and family was very hard work. But entrepreneurs can be great spouses and parents.
from Steve Blank Epitaph for an Entrepreneur by Steve Blank
sari added 2y ago
As a single entrepreneur I had a philosophy of, “ I live to work ” – nothing was more exciting or important than my job. Now with kids it had become, “ I work to live .” I still loved what I did as an entrepreneur but I wasn’t working only for the sheer joy of it, I was also working to provide for my family and a longer term goal of retir
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When I was in my 20’s the two concepts that mattered were, “ me” and “ right now.” As I got older I began to understand the concept of “ others ” and “ the future .” I began to realize that working 24/7 wasn’t my only goal in life.
from Steve Blank Epitaph for an Entrepreneur by Steve Blank
sari added 2y ago
What will your epitaph say? When our kids were babies I was still struggling to try to put the work/lifebalance in perspective. Someone gave me a thought that I tried to live my live my life around. He asked me, when you’re gone would you rather have your gravestone say, “ He never missed a meeting .” Or one that
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