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I mean it’s a hyper growth startup. Expect to haul ass.
by unicornmama 5y ago
I mean it’s a hyper growth startup. Expect to haul ass.
- mdorazio 5y agoStripe is 12 years old, has ~4,000 employees, and does several billion in revenue each year. It’s not a startup anymore. Although I do agree with your general sentiment that if you want real work-life balance, an actual startup is probably not for you.
- smallerfish 5y agoI mean I'm no stranger to startup hours. It's just unusual to see glassdoor reviews so consistently negative about the amount of work that's expected.
- mvkel 5y ago“Hypergrowth” is the operative word. Startup is also a way of running a company, not just “young company”
- mdorazio 5y agoI disagree with both of your statements. Hypergrowth is a meaningless term and a startup is a type of company in a specific stage of its lifecycle. Running a company "like a startup" can be a thing, but that does not make the company a startup.
- mvkel 5y agoCurious: what makes a company -not- a startup?
- mavsman 5y ago> Running a company "like a startup" Based on my experience at Amazon, I believe this is something you hear at megacorps that are in denial about their current operating procedures and also don't understand how a startup operates.