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<p>PREFACE xi</p> <p>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv</p> <p>CHAPTER ONE</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p>CHAPTER TWO Philosophy 7</p> <p>CHAPTER THREE Communication 23</p> <p>CHAPTER FOUR Startup Company Life 41</p> <p>CHAPTER FIVE Personality 49</p> <p>CHAPTER SIX Values 63</p> <p>CHAPTER SEVEN Skills, Tactics, and Tools 73</p> <p>CHAPTER EIGHT Common Issues and Conflicts 89</p> <p>CHAPTER NINE Big Issues: Illness, Relationship Failure, and Divorce 109</p> <p>CHAPTER TEN Money 123</p> <p>CHAPTER ELEVEN Children 143</p> <p>CHAPTER TWELVE Family 155</p> <p>CHAPTER THIRTEEN Sex and Romance 171</p> <p>CHAPTER FOURTEEN Enough 179</p> <p>BIBLIOGRAPHY 185</p> <p>ABOUT THE AUTHORS 189</p> <p>INDEX 191</p> <p>EXCERPT FROM STARTUP COMMUNITIES 195</p>

<p>"There have been many thousands of pages dedicated to successful entrepreneurship, but rarely a word spoken about leading a successful entrepreneurial life until the release of “Startup Life.” In what I consider to be the first must-read book of the year, Amy Batchelor and Brad Feld artfully tackle the subject with an astonishing level of transparency and authenticity. No subject is off-limits, including emotional struggles, sexual intimacy, financial decision-making, and family planning."<br /> —Forbes, 1/23/2013</p> <p>“One of the most appealing aspects of <i>Startup Life</i> is that Brad and Amy are not dogmatic. They offer various suggestions from their own lives, as well as vignettes provided by other startup couples, which Brad believes make the book more impactful and balanced…Although the book’s ideal audience is an entrepreneurial couple on the front-end of their relationship, even veteran entrepreneurs can learn something from <i>Startup Life</i>.” <br /> —Forbes</p>

<p><b>BRAD FELD</b> has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur for over twenty years. Prior to cofounding Foundry Group—a Boulder, Colorado–based early-stage venture capital fund that invests in information technology companies all over the United States—he cofounded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures, a company that helped launch and operate software companies. Feld is also a cofounder of TechStars and has been active with several nonprofit organizations. He is a nationally recognized speaker on the topics of venture capital investing and entrepreneurship. <p><b>AMY BATCHELOR</b> is a Managing Director of the Anchor Point Fund, which makes grants to nonprofit organizations in the arts, education, entrepreneurship, conservation and the environment, health and human services, women's and human rights, international development, capacity building, and progressive public policy. She is a cofounder and partner of Social Venture Partners Boulder County and currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Wellesley College. She blogs at http://anchorpoint.blogs.com/ and can be found on Twitter (@abatchelor) and Facebook (amy.batchelor). She is working on two novels, <i>The North Side of Trees</i> and <i>Epicenter</i>, about the 1964 Alaska earthquake. Batchelor graduated from Wellesley College in 1988 with a BA in political philosophy. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, and has homes in Keystone, Colorado, and Homer, Alaska, where she was born. Batchelor travels extensively and has spent time on every continent except Antarctica.

<p>ENTREPRENEURS ARE ALWAYS on the go, looking for the next startup challenge. And while they lead very intensely rewarding lives, time is always short and relationships are often long-distance and stressed because of extended periods apart. Coping with these, and other, obstacles are critical if an entrepreneur and their partner intend on staying together—and staying happy. <p>Nobody understands this situation better than Boulder, Colorado–based entrepreneur turned venture capitalist Brad Feld. And now, with <i>Startup Life</i>—the second book in the Startup Revolution series—Feld and his wife, Amy Batchelor, share their personal experiences with you, and reveal what it takes to survive and thrive in an entrepreneurial relationship. <p>Engaging and accessible, this book offers a series of rich insights into leading a balanced life as a human being who wants to play as hard as he/she works, and who wants to be as fulfilled in life and in work. Based on the ups and downs of the authors—as well as what has worked, and not worked, for other entrepreneurial couples—<i>Startup Life</i> skillfully addresses how the village of startup people can have their workaholic ways while leading rewarding lives in all respects. <p>Along the way, you'll discover some very useful strategies for balancing entrepreneurship with relationships, including waiting for a good time for real conversation (hint: it's not right after you get home from work), life dinners, quarterly vacations off the grid, no TV in the bedroom, always answering your phone when your beloved calls, and much more. <p>While there's no secret formula to relationship success in the world of the entrepreneur, Brad and Amy have found ways to make navigating this territory easier during their over twenty years together. <i>Startup Life</i> is a well-rounded guide filled with examples and advice that can help you avoid the missteps that many people in this situation make, and succeed in both your personal and business life.

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