People say that the co-Founder relationship is like a marriage — but what about when it actually is a marriage?
That’s the case for Michael and Angela Smith. They founded YipYap and created the first Bluetooth-enabled smart phone for kids, Pipsqueak, after realizing that handing over their very expensive phones every time their four kids wanted to talk to Grandma just wasn’t going to work.
“I love — and I’ve told her this — I love doing business with her,” Michael told me over the phone from the house in Texas that he shares with Angela and their kids.
But juggling a successful startup, homeschooling their kids, and still finding time for each other isn’t easy. Things can hectic and it’s a constant balancing act for these life and business ...