Start, Love, Repeat: How To Stay In Love With Your Entrepreneur In A Crazy Start-up World
by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun /
2017 / English / EPUB
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A prescriptive guide to how to keep your relationship strong
when there's a start-up in the family.
A prescriptive guide to how to keep your relationship strong
when there's a start-up in the family.
The idea of starting your own business is exhilarating and
inspiring. It's one over 30 million Americans pursue. But being the
significant other of an entrepreneur is not so glamorous.
Boundaries between work and home disappear. Personal savings and
business funds become intertwined. You can feel like a single
parent as your spouse travels, works late hours, and answers calls
and e-mails 24-7.You may even sacrifice a career or move your home
for the sake of the business.
The idea of starting your own business is exhilarating and
inspiring. It's one over 30 million Americans pursue. But being the
significant other of an entrepreneur is not so glamorous.
Boundaries between work and home disappear. Personal savings and
business funds become intertwined. You can feel like a single
parent as your spouse travels, works late hours, and answers calls
and e-mails 24-7.You may even sacrifice a career or move your home
for the sake of the business.
But there are strategies you can use to combat all this stress and
uncertainty. Whether you're new to the start-up world, or a
long-term entrepreneurial partner, START, LOVE, REPEAT will help
you understand exactly how a start-up affects your lives-and what
you can do to build a happy and healthy relationship in the midst
of the madness. Dorcas Cheng-Tozun has not only done extensive
research, she has lived through the perils and pitfalls of being
with an entrepreneur as the wife of the CEO and cofounder of
successful start-up d.light. She offers clear-sighted, first-hand
advice for any couple considering making the same leap. She further
draws on interviews with other successful entrepreneurs and their
significant others, executive coaches, marriage-family therapists,
venture capitalists, and start-up authorities to provide practical
insights and steps any couple can take to build a strong
relationship while launching that dream business.
But there are strategies you can use to combat all this stress and
uncertainty. Whether you're new to the start-up world, or a
long-term entrepreneurial partner, START, LOVE, REPEAT will help
you understand exactly how a start-up affects your lives-and what
you can do to build a happy and healthy relationship in the midst
of the madness. Dorcas Cheng-Tozun has not only done extensive
research, she has lived through the perils and pitfalls of being
with an entrepreneur as the wife of the CEO and cofounder of
successful start-up d.light. She offers clear-sighted, first-hand
advice for any couple considering making the same leap. She further
draws on interviews with other successful entrepreneurs and their
significant others, executive coaches, marriage-family therapists,
venture capitalists, and start-up authorities to provide practical
insights and steps any couple can take to build a strong
relationship while launching that dream business.