[wheels]

This is cargo-cultism at its worst. The way to become the next Tesla isn't to copy his faults. The people on your list didn't get there by having unstable relationships and it's more than a little presumptuous to make start planning your life around being famously successful.

[saikat]

Though I agree with you and think it's unnecessary to forego opportunities like this for the sake of your startup, I just wanted to mention that that in a Q&A session with Steve Jobs that I attended, one kid asked him what advice he had for young entrepreneurs. He said a few things, but I remember vividly that he said (paraphrased), "Make your startup your sole passion and goal in your life - you won't have time for a side job or a girlfriend or anything else - you can't love anything more." It seems like he thought having nothing else take up any of his attention was, in fact, part of the reason for his success. I wonder how true it actually is.