Nir EyalSpeaker on Behavioral Science, NYT Bestselling Author, Former Stanford Lecturer

Being an entrepreneur is not for everyone. This is how to know if it’s for you. #shorts

Name: Being an entrepreneur is not for everyone. This is how to know if it’s for you. #shorts
Uploaded: 2025-05-16T14:24:59+00:00
Duration: 39 s
Channel: Nir Eyal
Description: Nir Eyal argues entrepreneurship is very difficult and often requires personal sacrifice. He advises prospective founders to clarify their values by…

16 May 2025 · 1 min

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Nir Eyal argues entrepreneurship is very difficult and often requires personal sacrifice. He advises prospective founders to clarify their values by imagining the person they want to become and how that person would spend time; if prioritizing family time, entrepreneurship may be the wrong choice. He uses a personal anecdote about his father’s long hours on the road to illustrate family cost.

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Entrepreneurship is not for everyone. It is very, very difficult. It's rewarding, but it's very difficult. Almost every entrepreneur, the buck stops with you. And so you have to be prepared that that has to be your most important value. And you know what? Kids are going to suffer. My father was an entrepreneur. Most nights and weekends in my life, I didn't see him because he was on the road. That was part of the lifestyle. So you need to expect that in advance. It starts with figuring out, what are your values. Values are attributes of the person you want to become. So you have to ask yourself, how would the person I want to become spend their time? If the person you want to become is someone who spends a lot of time with their family, you should not be an entrepreneur.