&gt; At least I didn’t go into debt. I can’t imagine the stress of founders who start by living off credit cards. I further can’t imagine the stress of people trying to support a family while starting a company.<p>I can&#x27;t relate to this at all - there must be a <i>tiny</i> portion of entrepreneurs that can. I&#x27;ve been blessed to be in a position where I&#x27;ve never (as an adult) been hopelessly poor, but I&#x27;ve absolutely been in a place where I&#x27;ve worried that I&#x27;d have enough money to last until pay day. I&#x27;ve been in a position where I&#x27;ve sold anything I could think of to have enough money to buy food, diapers, or enough fuel to get to work and back for the rest of the week.