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Can be good or bad * Prioritizes ownership, working hard (not just smart), and solving the problem, even if it requires manual effort (not beneath you, grindin
by lmeyerov 4y ago
Can be good or bad
* Prioritizes ownership, working hard (not just smart), and solving the problem, even if it requires manual effort (not beneath you, grinding, ..), skills you don't have, emotional rollercoaster scenarios of startup life, etc. Amazing when the team is like this, and while common to senior startup teams, rare for teams in companies with large/reliable revenue.
* Can signal needing to make up for an unhealthy lack of resources, a bigger rollercoaster than you may have thought, and more work than you want
* Startups that don't look for it risk a culture of overspending and dangerous levels of complacency wrt needs for product/market fit and revenue generation. Startups that do may burn their team out, including critical staff.
We look for it, but in the marathon sense wrt effort+emotion, and creativity+ownership for getting your area done. Important to know where key lines in the sand are here, such as avoiding burnout.