Should a parent with young kids try to bootstrap a new startup?

In this episode, Justin speaks with Aaron Francis about being a new parent and trying to bootstrap a startup. Aaron argued the other side of Justin's tweet thread : "Wait until your kids are older to start a company." Aaron is well-positioned to talk about this because he has twins and is also bootstrapping Hammerstone with his co-founder Colleen. The whole conversation is a nuanced take on the topic and full of important insights, especially on: the risks involved (especially if you're not working a full-time job) the kind of foundation (mentally, financially, emotionally, relationally) you need to be able to take the risk Highlights from this episode: (00:12) - Welcome Aaron (01:05) - Topic introduction (02:17) - What's Aaron's story? (05:23) - What is a maximum effort era? (10:51) - What are you willing to sacrifice? (15:12) - What's your daily routine like? (17:25) - Context matters in all of this (27:56) - Are you sacrificing social connections? (30:48) - Blind spots can affect you on your journey (33:18) - Pain vs risk (37:38) - Being on the same page as your partner (41:42) - Going to therapy sooner (43:46) - Building a good foundation (48:46) - Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (53:49) - Sometimes it's easier to try getting a better job (01:02:37) - Where can people reach Aaron? Thanks to our monthly supporters Rewardful.com Mitchell Davis from sixsides.co Bill Condo (@mavrck) Ward from MemberSpace.com Evandro Sasse Austin Loveless Michael Sitver Dave Giunta 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm . 📺 Learn how to start your own podcast ! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Should a parent with young kids try to bootstrap a new startup? is an episode from Build Your SaaS by Transistor.fm.

This episode is 64:41 long.

This episode was published on May 9, 2023.

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