The typical SV startup attitude is often: "get it done, we don't care how." There are good reasons for this. People - especially in SV - value their freedom. H

The typical SV startup attitude is often: "get it done, we don't care how." There are good reasons for this. People - especially in SV - value their freedom. Having that peace of mind allows them to focus, which can be better than the old school, Java-shop, get-20-support-tickets-done-by-Friday style of management. Another reason: there's a reason startup offices are so "fun": they don't want you to leave. Nerf guns and hard liquor make the office seem like a place to hang out at, so working 10,12,14+ hours a day doesn't seem so bad. You're hanging out with your friends, right? Overtime pay? Never heard of it. We get stock options right? No, our founders wouldn't dilute our shares to favor late stage investors, would they? So maybe that's the problem.