Hey all,

I’m 2 months full time into a startup and there’s just no other way to say it: my wife hates it. Hates that I don’t have an income, that I’m taking this risk, that I’ll need to spend some $$, etc.

That said, I already made a plan with her that outlines timeline and budget needed to build this thing, but it hasn’t helped (seemingly).

Has anyone experienced something similar, and how did you resolve it? It’s so toxic I’ve made the conscious decision to stop talking to her about it to protect myself, and I certainly don’t want things to get worse.

Thanks in advance.

  • timchosen@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I am in the same situation as you. I am also a startup founder, have been working on the side for about 3 months and my wife is the cofounder. Our plan was to lunch and run it for 3 months and see the progress before I went full time. However I was part of a retrenchment at work and this month is my last month.

    It also happens that my work permit expires in 2 months and most employers won’t hire with less than 3 months work permit so I am left with no choice than to focus on the startup and some contracts from Upwork.

    But my wife is in support and understands I can’t get a job yet. Also we already have waitlist with about 5 businesses, 2 of which she pitched to them and they can’t wait to start using. I guess that makes the difference for me.

    But what I’ll say is have a conversation with her and also try to pitch to some customers and see if they are willing to join a waitlist, that gives you some idea of how people will perceive the product once it is launched.