At least one person from that elite team would also be pulling 70 hour work weeks at google. That means 10 hours a day, google serves free lunch on weekends too

At least one person from that elite team would also be pulling 70 hour work weeks at google. That means 10 hours a day, google serves free lunch on weekends too, albeit with less opulence. Work life balance in a startup is an exception, not the norm. The tech industry is simply too competitive for any slack.