No, VCs have told you that "startup life" requires this, and you willingly believed them without question. It is possible to start a company without turning th

No, VCs have told you that "startup life" requires this, and you willingly believed them without question. It is possible to start a company without turning the first 10 employees into desiccated husks. It's just not possible to do that while also doing what your VCs think is necessary. Maybe that's a thing to work on changing...