No person's dying words have ever been "I wish I had spent more time at the office." It seems to me this article serious confuses ends and means. You have to set priorities for everything that you do in life, but postponing marriage and starting a family--once you are ready for it--because you want to do a startup is a serious mistake in my opinion. In August of 1994 I left my job just as my first son was born to start up company with a partner. I learned a lot and have no regrets for any of it. I can't imagine postponing starting a family, because the time was right, and I can't imagine postponing doing the startup, because the time was also right.

People can always find excuses to avoid their family or do poorly on their job. Last Thanksgiving (2006) I posted some quotes that I think are relevant:

"Many men can make a fortune but very few can build a family." J. S. Bryan

"He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little." Horace

For more see http://www.skmurphy.com/blog/2006/11/23/quotes-for-thanksgiv...