"VCs' self-interest will always be to extract maximum work out of engineers," And engineers are completely in their right to disagree to insane working hours.

"VCs' self-interest will always be to extract maximum work out of engineers," And engineers are completely in their right to disagree to insane working hours. What's the additional leverage VC:s hold? I've never understood this propensity to claim that it's impossible to avoid insane working hours. Sure it is. Just don't do it.