[qwerta]

I am bootstraping startup which will turn my long time hobby OS project into full-time job. I am almost always tired, cranky and my social life sucks. I think it is safe to say, I would be better man with normal hobby and 9-5 job.

[Tyrannosaurs]

That's the pressure of a start up rather than the specifics of the project though isn't it?

Going it alone and giving up the security of a steady pay check is going to be hard whether you're setting up a software company or a sandwich shop.

I suspect for every entrepreneur blogging about how being self employed has given them a great work life balance, I suspect there are 20 in the same position as you. It could be that you're not suited to the life but, more likely I suspect, it's just part and parcel of the early stages of setting out on your own.

[qwerta]

No pressure, I have long runway and dozens of job offers to fallback to. And I just turned profitable.

This is not a rant, I love what I am doing and freedom it brings. I just want to point out that being OS nerd, does not always line up with being "better man".

[MarcusVorenus]

You'd be better off but not the better man. The better man endures the pain of doing the right thing.

[jimmaswell]

Why is it "doing the right thing" working at a startup that's statistically unlikely to go anywhere rather than working at an established company that's more likely to provide value to society?