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		jaypaulynice on July 20, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Should I Start a Startup? This is not true for even the best entrepreneurs of our times...many are divorced multiple times so gambling on staying married is a bigger risk. Elon Musk and Sergey Brin are just a couple examples. Your spouse can dump you at any second no matter how secure you think your relationship is.

true_religion on July 20, 2017 [–]

That's an example of entrepreneurship being hard on your relationship.

So if you go into a startup, you might end up with both a failed business and a divorce.

It's only tenacity, talent, and good timing that lead to Musk and Brin having the good luck to be divorced.... but successful.

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