This comment made my day. I'm 31, founder of startup in an area I genuinely have high hopes for but is neither taking off nor dying.
I also moved to Europe from the bay area to do this, at age 28 feeling like I had one more adventure in me.
The uncertainty of the startup and knowing there is no way I would ever accept regular employment (software/computer vision/robotics if curious) in Europe has made me extremely hesitant to think about family.
I have no concern for my future earning potential, besides the difficulty of getting back to the US with covid (I'm not American, yet...).
30 hit like a truck though, and a year and a half on hold with covid doesn't help. Thanks for sharing your experience of being basically me +10 years.
Might consider getting my sperm frozen though. How would "Don't worry, I froze my sperm" work as a tinder line?
I also moved to Europe from the bay area to do this, at age 28 feeling like I had one more adventure in me.
The uncertainty of the startup and knowing there is no way I would ever accept regular employment (software/computer vision/robotics if curious) in Europe has made me extremely hesitant to think about family.
I have no concern for my future earning potential, besides the difficulty of getting back to the US with covid (I'm not American, yet...).
30 hit like a truck though, and a year and a half on hold with covid doesn't help. Thanks for sharing your experience of being basically me +10 years.
Might consider getting my sperm frozen though. How would "Don't worry, I froze my sperm" work as a tinder line?
Anyway, thanks for the HN therapy.