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Lunch with Dad

Today being the first day of advent, when traditionally I set up my Christmas tree, I had a perfect occasion to drive out and visit my Dad who graciously hosts the tree and ornaments in his basement.

It is a nice change of pace to spend time with my Dad.  We'll chat a bit about how my startup is going, but most of our time is spent chatting about anything but.  He cares very much that I have a reasonable level of financial security and I appreciate that he checks up on that.  Over the past 15 years working in startups, on so many occasions I've seen people make terrible decisions based on financial pressures.  I would be very disappointed with myself if I got to that point.  And honestly, I've been close many times since Startical 1.0.

Just knowing that someone close to you truly cares about one of your greatest fears as an entrepreneur represents a huge pillar of unspoken support.  Lunch with Dad reminds me how fortunate I am to have that.

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