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Wow. Pretty amazing to see that post-YC dip (we had 'em too-- I haven't spoken to a YC RT user who hasn't seen a 30-40% drop after demo day-- that held steady)
by webwright 18y ago
Wow. Pretty amazing to see that post-YC dip (we had 'em too-- I haven't spoken to a YC RT user who hasn't seen a 30-40% drop after demo day-- that held steady). Makes you wonder-- is 3 months the right length of time for YC? What would you get if YC was 4 months? What if YC invested ~$50k and the experience was 6 months?
Of course, if DHH is right, maybe I'm actually getting MORE done. But it doesn't feel like it.
- ivankirigin 18y agoThe YC work cycle firstly unsustainable. It's an aberration by design: work like mad to pump something out. Secondly it's compounded by investor meetings post demo day. They eat up 30-60% of your time. Ohh and I don't think DHH is right. There is a direct correlation between time spent on apps tagged 'dev' and getting things done. The only question is whether it can last long enough before you burn out. For me, there is nothing too hard about a 45-55 hour work week, and it seems very sustainable.
- rantfoil 18y agoposted my plug for rescuetime and tipjoy here: http://garry.posterous.com/rescuetime-a-log-of-how-hardco http://garry.posterous.com/rescuetime-a-log-of-how-hardco The dip is pretty big though. After YC you have to worry about a lot of other things. If I could code the same way I did 2 months ago, I would do it in a heartbeat.