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# Confessions of an entrepreneur's wife
- URL: https://werd.io/confessions-of-an-entrepreneurs-wife/
- Published: 2011-04-14T13:05:11.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-12T11:00:48.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: General, #ben-684a32da145d7d001be71dae, business, phaedra hise, startups, the switch, #Migrated-1749693130536, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-06-11 21:52

[This article is long, but worth reading to the end](http://www.inc.com/magazine/20060301/confessions.html):

> He came home and lay on the couch for a week, confused and a little lost. With the long overdue luxury of time and hindsight (and bed rest dictated by a bad case of bronchitis), he analyzed the past year's activity. He believed that the two board members and the slow-paying investment group were planning to bankrupt the company in order to buy it cheaply out the back end.

Following my post yesterday about [becoming a tech entrepreneur](http://benwerd.com/2011/04/some-things-to-consider-when-deciding-whether-to-be-a-tech-entrepreneur/), Phaedra Hise's story about her husband's adventures in a beverage startup includes the dangers, high points and low points of running your own venture - both in terms of your business and your personal life. It's well-written, vital stuff. [Click here to read the full article.](http://www.inc.com/magazine/20060301/confessions.html)

**Edited to add**: anyone who knows me even a little bit will know that I don't particularly sympathize with Bill in this article - but I thought I'd make that crystal clear. Nonetheless, it's a good article, particularly if you read between the lines.