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I think I’d get bored just working 10 hours a week. I’m drawn to ambitious adventures. I like working on insanely bold ideas. But because of this I’ve ended up
by lkrubner 5y ago
I think I’d get bored just working 10 hours a week. I’m drawn to ambitious adventures. I like working on insanely bold ideas. But because of this I’ve ended up at a few deeply dysfunctional startups. I wrote about one, a spectacular failure back in 2015. Among the many ridiculous situations we got ourselves into, at one point we had to sit in the office and work for 23 straight hours, from 11 AM to 10 AM the next day, to get ready for a demo the next day. If you’re interested, I wrote all the details here:
https://www.amazon.com/Destroy-Tech-Startup-Three-Steps-ebook/dp/B0772FJQ1T/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=AU85S9NIVVCD&keywords=how+to+destroy+a+tech+startup&qid=1639684170&sprefix=how+to+destroy+a+tech+startup%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Destroy-Tech-Startup-Three-Steps-eboo...
But I think you can ask why anyone would want to work at such a dysfunctional startup. Why work 70 hours a week when you can make more money for less work? One of the most interesting reviews of my book asked the question:
“Personally, I find the book most interesting not for the absurdly lousy management characters, but for giving a glimpse into the mind of a person that accepts this kind of treatment as okay, shoulders unreasonable burdens, and seems repeatably drawn into difficult situations with the corresponding drama that inevitably ensues.*”