Ask HN: How do you start a startup in your 30s when you have wife/kids/mortgage?
My very concrete feelings on this is that you probably don&#x27;t.<p>Asking folks how to do this is a bit like asking billionaires how to get rich. It&#x27;s a fun story but it&#x27;s overfitting. The individual narrative that made a billionaire is unlikely to be available for you. If you ask some millionaires they may be more likely to give you some useful advice around sound investment strategies, living within your means, and identifying great opportunities.<p>You signed up for a bunch of responsibilities. You are always going to be your kids parent. You are only going to have this one opportunity to get this marriage and this family right. If you have a solid job that allows you to be there for them, take it and be amazing in this potentially incredibly rewarding role.<p>Then do an awesome startup when your kids are out of the house, you have a solid nest egg, and you can take risks again in your 50s.