In most startups, there's going to be that one engineer that's over the team's baseline as far as skill, sense of responsibility, and willingness to hurt themse

In most startups, there's going to be that one engineer that's over the team's baseline as far as skill, sense of responsibility, and willingness to hurt themselves. Since most startups habitually commit potentially mortal strategic and planning errors, that one engineer will be repeatedly tempted to become "the hero." One of those times they will take the bait, and the cycle described in this post will commence. I would venture that the startups that make it are the ones who luck into having a good supply of these types, and they all have a long trail of burned out bitter "heroes" in their wake.