Here’s the thing: sitting in front of a computer for 15 hours a day isn’t exactly how I want to spend the next 2-5 years. These are arguably the best years of my life (age 18-26) and I’d like to spend them traveling, volunteering, and doing other crazy stuff.
At the same time, I’m passionate about the product and entrepreneurship in general. It’s not that I’m lazy or unwilling to put in the work (far from it), it just doesn’t seem like the right phase in my life to sacrifice all of my time.
Any advice on running a startup “part-time”? Is it doable, or am I just deluding myself? Would going all-out for a couple years then selling the business be a better plan? Putting the idea on the backburner isn’t an option, so please don’t suggest it. I currently don’t have the money to travel. Even if I did, there’s a time limit to my startup – I need to launch soon, before someone else solves this problem. The question is “How will I execute?” not “Will or Should I execute?”
(Yes, I know you aren’t supposed to keep your idea under wraps. I have talked to numerous business professionals offline, but I’m not ready to broadcast it on a tech savvy site like HN.)
