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by criley2 7y ago
It's coming from inside the house!
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1067175527180513280 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1067175527180513280
"No one ever changed the world at 40 hours a week"
"80 hours minimum, with peaks at 100 hours"
A 100 hour week would be 16.6 hours for 6 days and 1 day off, or 14.25 hour days with no days off
The idea that entrepreneurs need to work more than 40 hours a week to be successful is as old as our industry, and I'd go so far as to say that those casually working a schedule that looks more like a salaried position are probably "consultants" and aren't really entrepreneurs trying to build something or change something
- cambalache 7y agoself employed != SV-style entrepreneur
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoThat's probably true of a certain sort of startup - writing a bushel of code for a web thingy for instance. But I've worked at many startups and ok 50 hours would be common. As they say, one pregnancy takes one person 9 months. You can't do it in 4.5 with two people (or by working harder).
- redisman 7y agoWho said anything about changing the world? I think most people would prefer a "lifestyle" business where they can set their hours and scale the business based on that.
- icebraining 7y agoIt's funny how Musk himself disproves that claim. He runs 3 companies simultaneously, yet clearly he can't dedicate 80hrs/week for each.
- shakestheclown 7y agoWell that depends on if Elon is a believer in Time Cube Theory which says due to 4 corner Earth there are 4 simultaneous days each rotation.
- wolco 7y agoPeople have changed the world over a tweet. If changing the world is all you want to do, plant a tree. The world will be changed for the better.
- throwawaypa123 7y agomaking cash for "the good" life not same as changing the world.