Should a parent with young kids try to bootstrap a new startup?
Build Your SaaS · 2023-05-09 · 1h 5m
Episode notes
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?