http://punctuative.disqus.com/enSun, 16 Mar 2008 17:00:22 -0000http://punctuative.com/2008/01/06/index-card-startup-humor-4/#comment-3146602<p>Whatever happened to planning and luck? I don't have kids, and I don't have money, but I like to think I've planned well and have some luck (good and bad)... I think my axis could be made on those two points alone, and still mirror yours closely.</p><p>Obviously if you plan too much you can be seen as a bore, so:</p><p>The question is: would a child be the outcome of good luck or bad luck?</p>Nick ThackerSun, 16 Mar 2008 17:00:22 -0000http://punctuative.com/2008/01/06/index-card-startup-humor-4/#comment-3146601<p>your axis doesn't have room for</p><p>"terror and night sweats"<br>"incredible stress"<br>"wrenching stomach pains"</p><p>all of which can be the side effect of having kids (or startups or both).</p><p>A reasonable question to ask is, can people with kids be great parents and also work at startups? If some VC is taking a big risk, and asking their portfolio to take big risks, clearly the value of hitting it big in the 3-5 year time horizon is going to outweigh the value to them of being a good parent in that 3-5 year time horizon.</p><p>Lots of imagination and no money can make for a great startup - expenses are low, creativity is high, the cost of failure is low and the imperative to go to market can lead you in wonderful places.</p>Edward VielmettiSun, 27 Jan 2008 00:54:40 -0000