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"Economically, you can think of a startup as a way to compress your whole working life into a few years. Instead of working at a low intensity for forty years,
by dustingetz 9y ago
"Economically, you can think of a startup as a way to compress your whole working life into a few years. Instead of working at a low intensity for forty years, you work as hard as you possibly can for four. This pays especially well in technology, where you earn a premium for working fast." —Paul Graham
- watwut 9y agoThat kind of ignores how human bodies work when tired and sleep deprived.
- dustingetz 9y agoI am definitely not celebrating it. It seems obvious to me that the human with the most stamina will have an edge in any sort of competition that involves hard work, from marathons to startups.