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Title:

Happiness (or Not) In Startups

Your vote:
Yes No
Organizer:
Andrew Hyde, TechStars / StartupWeekend
Description:
All this talk about having a creative workspace, a nice boss etc. Should you be happy at your startup job, or should you work until you fail or succeed? Intrinsically, shouldn't your days after a startup be the happiness you are working so hard for?
Questions
Answered:
  1. Why not be happy in a startup?
  2. Why motivates entreprenures into unhappyness?
  3. Should happyness actually be a part of work?
  4. Why do they call it work?
  5. What is the chance of success of a startup?
  6. Why work at a startup?
  7. Why do people participate in startups?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Business / Entrepreneurial
Type:
Dual
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
on 9/8/08
Definitely on my radar - I'll go if it's on the schedule!
on 18/8/08
Is it possible to maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle and start a startup? Does one have time for relationships, physical fitness, hobbies, family, etc?
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