[jackowayed]

From what I hear there's a lot of BS to deal with when you run a startup. You have to run the business, so there's accounting stuff to deal with and such. There's support. Eventually there's raising money and hiring people, both of which often take way longer than they should and are frustrating, but they're both very important.

Sure, it may not feel as unproductive as sitting in meetings all day and not accomplishing anything, but it's still time that you're doing annoying tasks instead of hacking.

[edw519]

Of course. That's why I entitled Column 1 "working on my own stuff" instead of "writing my own software".

  Good:    writing someone else's software
  Better:  working on my own business (not writing software)
  Best:    writing my own software

A start-up includes "Better" and "Best". Both fall into Column 1.

[dangravell]

Not sure what you mean by support, but supporting users of your stuff, getting feedback and even just having a conversation about what you've made is one of the most rewarding parts of running your own business.

[mkramlich]

You don't necessarily need to raise money or hire people. Accounting can be as simple as you'll let it be -- there are some dials you can twiddle in terms of complexity, especially very early.

[omarish]

it's not really BS because it's your BS. I think the issue is motivation.

[bmelton]

Depends on what the BS _is_ I suppose. For me, I'd categorize almost all of the time I spend on HN that I should otherwise be working as BS.

[trustfundbaby]

Thats why you get a good business side cofounder ;)