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[...]... ADDITIONAL MATERIALS Startup Life is the second book in the Startup Revolution series The Startup Revolution web site (http://startuprev.com) has links to numerous additional resources, including the Startup Life web site (http:/ /life. startuprev.com) This site includes a blog that we regularly update with stories about different approaches to having an amazing startup life The first book in the Startup Revolution... your first startup, or 57 and a multi-time successful entrepreneur starting a new company, benefits from having room in her life for relationships Your startup is a part of your life, not your entire life Both you and your startup will be more successful if you have a full experience on this planet The historical notion of retirement reinforces the idea that you work hard until later in your life, squeezing... Revolution series is Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City The Startup Communities web site is at http://communities.startuprev.com and includes a blog that we regularly update with stories about startup communities around the world, a discussion board at http://hub.startuprev.com for those interested in talking about startup communities, events that Brad will be participating... to live life to the fullest and extract every bit of happiness out of our existence on this planet CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Welcome to Startup Life, a guide for having healthy relationships while working in the pressure cooker environment of a startup company There are many powerful myths of the all-consuming nature of being an entrepreneur, and it is indeed difficult to balance your work life and... around startup communities, and resources for anyone interested in creating a startup community Come join us and explore, talk about, and help create the Startup Revolution ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We have had an amazing experience writing this book together We have been talking about it for several years and finally committed to it when Brad agreed with his publisher (Wiley) to do a series of books called Startup. .. help build a separation that I’ve never had before and that should exist Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz, www.seomoz.com Geraldine DeRuiter, @everywhereist, www.everywhereist.com http://moz.com/rand/there-is-no-worklife-balance/ Being happily committed is an achievement and a huge and difficult accomplishment Some of the habits you need to develop to get there are like flossing your teeth—they are good habits... have a fulfilling and purposeful life, which we believe needs both work and love to be complete We hope this books helps people who are trying to build an intimate relationship at the same time they’re building their startup company If we help a single startup relationship, we’ve succeeded CHAPTER TWO PHILOSOPHY Conventional wisdom says that entrepreneurs can’t have work -life balance It’s repeated over... Miller, and Dave Jilk and Maureen Amundson Brad s assistant, Kelly Collins, continues to be a critical part of our work life, tirelessly doing whatever we ask her to do In addition to being an extraordinary assistant to Brad, she is a good friend to both of us and is always incredibly gracious about helping Amy out with whatever she needs that intersects with Brad s life Kelly, we don’t know how we’d do... a long-term life together while you’re building your company If you already have a company and are thinking of adding a relationship to what is already a complex system, or you have an existing love relationship and are considering embarking on building a company, this book is for you Our goal with this book is to help entrepreneurs and their partners have a healthier notion of what startup life looks... decide together what success means to you There is a lot of buzz about work -life balance, much of it rather defeatist regarding the possibility of figuring out a sustainable solution We’d like to counter some of the myths about the necessity of a maniacal work life and the notion that more hours at work increases the success rate of startups The goal should be to work smarter, not harder, and to be efficient . information about Wiley products, visit www.wiley.com. ISBN 97 8-1 -1 1 8-4 436 4-4 (cloth); 97 8-1 -1 1 8-5 168 6-7 (ebk); 97 8-1 -1 1 8-5 168 5-0 (ebk); 97 8-1 -1 1 8- 4938 6-1 (ebk) To the believers and the empiricists: those. MATERIALS Startup Life is the second book in the Startup Revolution series. The Startup Revolution web site (http://startuprev.com) has links to numerous additional resources, including the Startup Life. startup, or 57 and a multi-time successful entrepreneur starting a new company, benefits from having room in her life for relationships. Your startup is a part of your life, not your entire life.