Startup Life by Feld, Brad -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Contents Title Copyright Dedication Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One: Introduction

Heteronormative Language and Partnerships Our Panel of Experts

Chapter Two: Philosophy

Communication Priorities Motivation Long-Term Relationship Time Commitment Uncertainty Persistence Happiness and the Power of Habits The 97 Percent: Choosing What to Care About Delegating Is a Relationship Part of Your Vision of a Good Life? What Do You Want Your Story to Be?

Chapter Three: Communication

Appointments Four Minutes in the Morning A Good-Morning and Good-Night Call Life Dinner Honesty and Respect Language, Tone, and Fairness Drama Anger Management Fighting Fair Conflict Avoidance Listen Geez, Do We Have to Talk About Our Relationship Again? Love Talk Professional Help Violence

Chapter Four: Startup Company Life

Startups are Hard A Vision A Rhythm A Family Incorporating Your Partner Entrepreneurial Help

Chapter Five: Personality

Defining Initial Conditions Introvert Versus Extrovert Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Motivation Need for Achievement Versus Need for Independence Risk Versus Safety Male Versus Female Engineer Versus Poet Rigid Versus Resilient Problem Solving Versus Empathy Optimist Versus Pessimist Public Versus Private Online Versus Offline Moderation Versus Maniac Short Term Versus Long Term

Chapter Six: Values

Words Versus Actions Alignment Children or Child-Free Humor Trust The Unforgivable You Can Have it All, Just Not at The Same Time

Chapter Seven: Skills, Tactics, and Tools

Communication 101 Talk in A Way That Can Be Heard Cosmo Quiz How to Renegotiate Life Dinner QX Vacation Mini-Break/Long Weekend/One Day The Phone The Computer The TV Silence Walks The Daily Hug, Kiss, “I Love You” Apology and Forgiveness If You are Already in Trouble When to Seek Help Fun

Chapter Eight: Common Issues and Conflicts

Workaholic Time Management and Scheduling No Means No Travel Gender Differences Being on Time Getting Ready to Go Being Right or Being Happy Decision Making What Compatibility Really Means Cheerleader Versus Critic Together and Separate His Shit, Her Shit, Your Shit Together Shit Happens—Now What? To Get Married or Not Anxiety and Depression

Chapter Nine: Big Issues: Illness, Relationship Failure, and Divorce

Serious Illness or Accident Failure—The Minimum Viable Relationship Before You Get Married Divorce

Chapter Ten: Money

Developing A Shared Frame of Reference What’s The Money For? Early On: Not Having Enough Having Enough to be Comfortable The First Big Exit Sleep-at-Night Money The Disorientation of Having Too Much Reactions from Your Family Investing Angel Investing Retirement Philanthropy

Chapter Eleven: Children

Start With A Commitment to Each Other’s Dreams Raising The Baby Define Your Roles and Responsibilities Clearly Managing Your Kids Be Deliberate About Travel The Stay-at-Home Dad

Chapter Twelve: Family

Being Married to the CEO Working Together Living Where You Want to Live Go On Adventures Between Companies Recognize That Life is A Marathon, Not A Sprint Sibling Dynamics The Sandwich Generation

Chapter Thirteen: Sex and Romance

Communication Around Sex The Work of Romance Goal Orientation Conflict Around Sex Keeping The Magic Alive

Chapter Fourteen: Enough

Go Slow The 10 Percent Rule Do You Have to be Frugal in Your Next Startup? How Much is Enough? What Does Retirement Mean? Are You and Your Partner in Different Places? Practice, Practice, Practice

Bibliography About the Authors Index Excerpt from Startup Communities Advertisements