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How to keep your sanity during startup launches: 1) Set sane timelines 2) Don't work 16 hours a day, 7 days a week. 3) Realize the world will not end if you mi
by ascendant 16y ago
How to keep your sanity during startup launches:
1) Set sane timelines
2) Don't work 16 hours a day, 7 days a week.
3) Realize the world will not end if you miss an arbitrary deadline.
As an end user, If you miss your go-live date by a couple days to iron out some kinks I'm not going to head to my blog to tell the world how terrible you are. Get it right and I'll still be there with my cash in hand ready to give you a fair shake.
- kongqiu 16y agoExactly the conclusions I've come to after a few months at a startup!
- ascendant 16y agoAs an addendum I'd answer each one of these by saying 1) Take your estimates and add 50% 2) Work 10 hours a day, 5 days a week max. If you have to work a Saturday or Sunday, only put in 4 hours. 3) If you're running a place and making people go on death marches because you've decided next Monday is do-or-die just because you feel like it, re-evaluate your planning and your execution because either your deadline is wrong or your execution is wrong.