This article should be called, "For me personally, running my current startup is not that hard". The generalization is laughable and arrogant.<p>Here are just some of the asinine and easily-refuted parts of the article:<p>> <i>You don’t hear about how hard it is to be a veterinarian, scientist or politician.</i><p>YES YOU DO. All the time, if you actually know these people. I dated a veterinarian and have many scientist friends. Those jobs vary quite a bit between people, so guess what? Like any job, some people have a hard time, others have an easy time, and still others are well-suited to the rigors of whatever they're doing. What a completely ridiculous, uninformed generalization!<p>> <i>[Running a startup is] hard in what sense of the word? Sure, long days can contribute to fatigue that make things physically and emotionally challenging, but how is that different from many (or most) jobs?</i><p>It's different from most jobs because you answer to clients and are on-call all the time. You lose money every minute that you're not working. You are ultimately responsible for the success or failure of the company. That's radically different!<p>When people like Andreessen and Graham are saying that running a company is hard, I trust them, who have worked with thousands of companies, over some guy who is throwing out his own anecdotes.<p>Don't tell people that what they do isn't hard or that it could be easier. Your experience is your own. Surveys, better-informed people, and common sense disagree with you.