{"id":30403,"date":"2016-06-17T05:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=30403"},"modified":"2016-06-15T11:54:26","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T17:54:26","slug":"5-ways-parenting-and-investing-are-similar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/5-ways-parenting-and-investing-are-similar\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways Parenting and Investing are More Similar Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I\u2019ve actually been a father longer<\/strong> than I\u2019ve been an investor. My son Jason was born in 2002, and I didn\u2019t make my first angel investment until 2005. Yet as I\u2019ve watched both my children and my companies grow up, I couldn\u2019t help but notice the many similarities between being a good parent and being a good investor. Here, just in time for Father\u2019s Day, are a few of these observations.<\/p>\n<h2>1. You can\u2019t tell them what to do.<\/h2>\n<p>You haven\u2019t been a parent or an investor if you haven\u2019t thought to yourself, \u201cWhy the heck would they do that?\u201d It\u2019s enough to make you wish you could make all their decisions for them. But that\u2019s not your role. If you try to tell them what to do, (a) they won\u2019t listen, and (b) they\u2019ll never learn to make their own decisions. The best you can do is encourage good values.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"right\"><p>As a parent or investor, your role is not to make all of the decisions\u2014the best you can do is encourage good values.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/1UbkKnf&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;As a parent or investor, the best you can do is encourage good values&quot; @chrisyeh\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Whether I\u2019m talking with one of my children, or one of my entrepreneurs (and sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference), I try to focus on understanding things from their point of view, and helping them think through the situation. Rather than giving an answer, I\u2019m trying to get them to think about the broader principles at play. <\/p>\n<p>Just recently, one of my entrepreneurs called me to get my advice. He wanted to grant one of his valuable employees more stock, but wasn\u2019t sure if his generosity would cause problems later on. We talked through the different implications of his actions, but my basic message was, \u201cDon\u2019t worry about whether Advisor A or B agrees with the decision; focus on the principles behind the decision, and whether they reflect your true values.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>2. What they need from you changes as they grow.<\/h2>\n<p>When my daughter was little, she wanted me to walk her to her classroom and give her a big hug goodbye. Today, if I\u2019m driving her to school, she wants me to drop her off farther away from the front so that people don\u2019t see her with me\u2014and that\u2019s okay. The point of growing up is for a child (or a startup) to separate from you so that they can live an independent life.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"left\"><p>The point of growing up for a child (or a startup) is to separate from you so they can live an independent life.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/1UbkKnf&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;The point of growing up for a child or startup is to live independently from you&quot; @chrisyeh\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Your job is to give them what they need to grow, and that changes over time. Just in the past few weeks, I\u2019ve spoken with entrepreneurs who were at very different stages of life. One set of entrepreneurs is still in the kindergarten days; they haven\u2019t raised any real money, and as they get ready for their first pitches, I can\u2019t help but be reminded of sending a child to the first day of school. \u201cWhat should I say? Will they like me? Are my revenue projections high enough?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another entrepreneur has raised a Series A round and is working on scaling up the business. He\u2019s in his teenage years, trying to figure out if he\u2019s bitten off more than he can chew, or if he\u2019ll grow into the millions of dollars he\u2019s been entrusted with. He doesn\u2019t need reassurance (though it always helps); he needs guidance on how to focus on what\u2019s important, even when there are a million things clamoring for his attention.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"right\"><p>Focus on the principles behind any decision and whether they reflect your true values.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/1UbkKnf&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;Focus on the principles behind a decision and whether they reflect your true values&quot; @chrisyeh\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Finally, there are those entrepreneurs who are all grown up, and who do the equivalent of calling home on special occasions and sending cards (i.e. quarterly and annual reports). They just need to know that you\u2019re still there for them if they really need it.<\/p>\n<h2>3. You can\u2019t give them success; they have to earn it.<\/h2>\n<p>You want the best for your kids\u2014and your startups. But, you can\u2019t give them success. When I help my kids with their homework, they get frustrated because I won\u2019t just tell them what to do. Instead, I keep asking questions and giving them hints, slowing edging them towards their own answers. I feel sorry for parents that end up doing their kids\u2019 homework and projects, in a misguided attempt to help them do well in school. Someday, when it really counts, you won\u2019t be able to do that, and if your kids haven\u2019t learned how to lead their own projects, they will fail.<\/p>\n<p>The same holds true for startups where you\u2019re an investor. You can tee up potential clients, introduce investors, and recommend job candidates, but you can\u2019t close the deals, make the pitches, or hire those candidates. The entrepreneur has to earn the success; you\u2019re there as a supporting actor, not the lead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"center\"><p>You want the best for your kids\u2014and your startups. But, you can\u2019t give them success.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/1UbkKnf&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;You want the best for your kids\u2014and your startups. But, you can\u2019t give them success&quot; @chrisyeh\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>4. You\u2019re not in control of the outcomes.<\/h2>\n<p>When you become a parent or investor, you always have visions of what they\u2019re going to be like when they grow up. Maybe you picture your child as a star athlete, an accomplished musician, or the lead in the school play. Then, inevitably, reality takes an unexpected turn. Maybe your son hates school, but loves working with tools. Maybe your daughter quits orchestra to focus on her own YouTube channel. You could be disappointed, which will just make you both miserable. Or, you could realize that you\u2019re not in control of the outcomes for your kids.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"left\"><p>It\u2019s unlikely that any startup will follow a straight-line path to success, just like it was laid out in the initial pitch.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/1UbkKnf&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;It's unlikely any startup will follow same path to success as laid out in first pitch&quot; @chrisyeh\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The same is true for startups. You don\u2019t control the outcomes. In fact, because you\u2019re not involved on a day-to-day basis, you probably don\u2019t even realize what the appropriate outcomes are. It\u2019s unlikely that any startup will follow a straight-line path to success, just like it was laid out in the initial pitch. The entrepreneur will have to improvise along the way, and sometimes, even if you have great people working very hard, things don\u2019t work out. You can\u2019t let that uncertainty drive you crazy or ruin your enjoyment of the good things along the way.<\/p>\n<h2>5. No matter what, you\u2019ll care too much.<\/h2>\n<p>You would think that it\u2019s easier to regulate your emotions when it comes to startups. After all, you\u2019re likely to have a portfolio of more than a dozen investments, and you don\u2019t expect all of them to make it. (This is very different from how you should feel about your children; if you have more than a dozen kids, and you\u2019re counting on the majority not making it to adulthood, you\u2019ve got bigger problems!)<\/p>\n<p>Yet despite what your brain says, you\u2019ll care too much. You\u2019ll spend too much time and too much money trying to save the ones that aren\u2019t working. You\u2019ll feel sad when things don\u2019t work out, no matter how many times you tell yourself that it\u2019s part of the natural cycle of things.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"center\"><p>As a parent or investor, give your kids or startups what they need to grow, but know that it changes over time.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/1UbkKnf&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;As parent or investor, give kids or startups what they need to grow even if it changes&quot; @chrisyeh\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Becoming a parent and becoming an investor have a lot of things in common. It only takes a moment to get the process rolling, but it will affect your life for years or even decades to come. It will challenge you in ways you never imagined. But even though both involve heartbreak and sleepless nights, when things work out, you wouldn\u2019t trade it for anything in the world. Happy Father\u2019s Day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over time, this father and startup investor has noticed some interesting similarities between being a good parent and a good investor. 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