The Startup Spouses - Latest Comments

Re: Working on the Weekends

roy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:52:23 -0000

What I like about my business is i work when i feel like it. An hour or two in the morning and an hour or two in the evening. Saturday or Sunday is sauna day and I let nobody or nothing stand in the way.

I enjoyed reading your delimas. How do spell dilemas anyway? Good luck

Re: Blog Anxiety

Doug — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:25:46 -0000

I loved the blog, I've been browsing blogs all day posting to pass the time, and yeah this definitely gave me a great laugh

Re: Working on the Weekends

Nancy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:26:59 -0000

yah weekend tricks rock!hahahz lol

Re: Life Gets in the Way

Brian Beatty — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:13:09 -0000

I remember reading about this a few years ago in a book called "The Social Life of Information" by John Seely Brown. (For an adequate review, see http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/hbsp/slo... ) One of the main points I walked away with is the extra burden you take on when you tele-commute - no IT support down the hall, no extra printer paper in the supply room, no one to vacuum your carpet or empty your work trash at the end of the day. When you opt for control, you also opt for all the overhead yourself.

I'm not trying to say the tradeoff isn't worth it, but I think few know that this is part of the implicit cost of working at home or anywhere other than a business office location.

Re: What To Do With A Mediocre Work Day

kmiffitt — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:38:43 -0000

Know that you are never alone in feeling unfocused at work, especially on Fridays. I recommend Guitar Hero breaks.

Re: The Real Cost of Bootstrapping

kmiffitt — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:37:18 -0000

Unless you become a stage mom or just sell your baby. Short of that, you have a point there.

Re: The Real Cost of Bootstrapping

kmiffitt — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:36:19 -0000

There could be a happy ending, you never know . . .

Re: Business Plans on the Back of Cocktail Napkins

kmiffitt — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:35:06 -0000

Yes, one hopes the experience of starting a business could go as smoothly as a sitcom - with a problem, rising action, climax, and resolution. If only Donald Trump discovers our blog, then we could easily transition this to a new reality show.

Re: The Real Cost of Bootstrapping

Blair — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:18:26 -0000

Sounds similar to having a kid. You know, without the possibility of making any money in the future.

Re: The Real Cost of Bootstrapping

John — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:39:21 -0000

this is just a merry feel-good article, ain't it now.

Re: What To Do With A Mediocre Work Day

Same Same — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:36:25 -0000

huh! I thought I was the only one feeling that way today.

Re: Business Plans on the Back of Cocktail Napkins

Brian Beatty — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:48:46 -0000

Is this the beginnings of a script for your new sitcom? Could be very funny to watch someone else go through the pain and anguish - and hopefully reap the rewards of labor over the long haul. Maybe that's what the blogging world is letting us all do - write our personal sitcoms for others to muse over.