How to be a Good Parent, for the Lesser Mortal Startup Entrepreneurs

The post argues that founding a startup and being a parent both demand time, skill, and dedication, and that a healthy balance between work and family is necessary. It recommends finding a personal time-management style, setting work hours, and making family time part of the daily schedule.

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• Startup founders who are parents need to manage time well to keep both the business and the home life working.
• Planning the day ahead, keeping a list of tasks, and deciding the next day’s priorities before bed are presented as useful habits.
• The post advises doing one thing at a time and avoiding taking on too many responsibilities in a single day.
• Work hours should be budgeted and followed, with time reserved after work for children.
• Family time should be protected by not bringing startup work into those moments, including emails, meetings, or complaints about work at the dinner table.
• The text says children should be treated as the first priority, and that an hour spent with them will not ruin a startup.
• It suggests simple or more elaborate ways of spending time with children, and says children should be asked how they want to spend that time.
• Co-founders and the team should be told that children come first and that the founder may be unavailable in a home emergency.
• Flexibility is described as critical because schedules change and emergencies happen in both family and startup life.
• The post recommends keeping the phone available, having relatives or trusted babysitters ready, and attending children’s important events when possible.
• It concludes that good time management, sticking to a schedule, making time for family, and flexibility are the key ways to balance startup founding and parenting.