... family isn't a priority" doesn't match my experience. It's more than just the sequencing; the model looks completely different. The founders I know with families didn't delay family for the business. They built both in parallel and accepted that neither gets 100%. That's a different psychological contract than the one most startup culture sells you, which is total dedication or nothing. The ones without families aren't necessarily prioritising the business over family either. Some ... ... need to be on the same wavelength as your partner. If you re an entrepreneur, it might be easier to click with someone who s also an entrepreneur. Just in terms of lifestyle, how you see the world