There's plenty of people who enjoy a period of intense growth and hard work. To me the bigger issue is sustainability and scalability. You can build a small de

There's plenty of people who enjoy a period of intense growth and hard work. To me the bigger issue is sustainability and scalability. You can build a small dedicated team with a culture like this, but once you have that culture it won't go away easily. When you're trying to scale up and retain a large staff, I would argue that a culture of overworking is detrimental. Good luck retaining employees who have less equity and are not directly connected with the founder, but who are still expected to work 60+ hours a week.