Founders and entrepreneurs often develop such deep emotional investment in their companies that the company becomes almost a family member, which can justify taking time away from actual family—making the company/family trade-off feel natural rather than like a choice.
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Parag ParikhEvidence Quote
“the company for somebody particularly who created it, you know, it feels like it is a family member almost ... their identity is tied up in it ... it's hard to compartmentalize.”
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Ravi Gupta (Sequoia) Opens Up About The Realities of Success | E164— The Knowledge Project PodcastCreated: 8/11/2026, 12:54:44 AM
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