For me it is not about the number of hours. You can be burnt working 10am to 5pm at a corporation and you can be extremely happy working on your own thing and d

For me it is not about the number of hours. You can be burnt working 10am to 5pm at a corporation and you can be extremely happy working on your own thing and doubling the hours. Ben Horowitz says that the difference between working for a good company and the rest relies on how you feel when you wake up in the morning. In a good company, you know that if you put good work, it is going to make a difference for you, for the company and hopefully for society in general. As long as there is a shared destiny (equity is split reasonably) and people believe in the mission, the work should be fulfilling.