What's an "elder?"
How To Do A Startup On The Side And Not Lose Your Family
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#12Make that N=2. This post is very, very similar to my own experience after launching my "startup on the side" last year ( http://www.limelightapp.com/ ) and the advice closely parallels what I'd give to others as well. >> Get your spouse or SO's buy-in. Until that happens, I'd suggest not going forward. Agree completely. I think one key to gaining my wife's incredible support was the understanding we both had that Lim…
Do either you or the poster have advice regarding single parenting + full time job + nights/weekends-style startup? Possible? Was unclear if you were saying that spouse + support = okay, or just if spouse, then support = okay. Do you rely on the presence of a spouse who happens to be supporting to be able to even get the part time priority on the list below the rung to family?
I just meant, if you have a spouse, then you need their support. If you don't have a spouse, I think you can still pull it off, but as I have never done a startup under those circumstances, any advice I'd give would be purely speculative. Practically speaking, you'd still have nights and weekends to work on your startup.
Are you doing a startup with a cofounder? I'd be worried, from an emotional standpoint, about doing a startup under those conditions without any moral support (from either a spouse or cofounder). Everyone is different but the dark secret of startup life (especially bootstrapped on the side) is that it's tough, and you can get depressed easily for a number of reasons. Having someone in the trenches with you is a great help, emotionally.
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#13It feels good to know my situation is not unique. Thanks for sharing!
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#14What's an "elder?"
In my denomination (http://www.opc.org), an elder is a servant of the congregation, teaching, administering the Lord's Supper, providing counseling to members, and generally overseeing the work of the church, among other things. Elders work alongside pastors. Here's a good summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_polity#The_Elder
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#15What's an "elder?"
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#16What's an "elder?"
Not sure, but I wonder how he can be considered "elder" at 29...
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#17What's an "elder?"
In the context he used it in, an lay office of a Protestant church. They typically serve as advisors/leaders/mentors.
Usually they seem to be middle-aged or older, IME.
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#18someone on HN believes in God? No judgments, I just thought hacker and atheist were deeply intertwined. Perhaps I just picked up the wrong impression from Reddit.
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#20someone on HN believes in God? No judgments, I just thought hacker and atheist were deeply intertwined. Perhaps I just picked up the wrong impression from Reddit.
Usually hackers are very good at logic, which precludes believing the self-contradictory bible and religious dogma, but some people are very good at compartmentalizing their brains and avoiding applying logic to some parts of their lives, apparently.