Startups and Girlfriends

A younger me used to believe that girlfriends + startup = fail.

We've all heard the classic silicon valley story of a few entrepreneurs shacked up in an apartment coding all night, living off taco bell. The story ends with the question: how do you compete against that?

So I spent a large potion of my adult life (18-23) without a girlfriend, thinking it would hold me back and distract me from my goals. Then I met Dana and everything changed. 

She made me a stronger person, a wiser thinker, a happier man, a complete person. She's unbelievably supportive and loves the things about me that others might find a massive no-no i.e. insane drive, crazy work ethic, have trouble turning off, want everything, obsessed with winning.

I can now look back and say I've performed stronger with Dana in my life than without. Hands down, no questions, the past two years have been the best two years of my life both professionally and personally; I got engaged, Flowtown acquired.

There's just something unexplainable about having someone you love, that you know will always be there, that helps motivate you to risk more and push harder because if times get tough you know you'll always have that special person in your life, that's ready to get in the trenches with you and fight.

What I'm trying to say is I've learned that the right partner makes you unstoppable. Not just in your startup, but in life. 

So get out of the building and go find yours.