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This is a great article and I think what they've done is great. But, it reminds me why I don't think I could work for a startup (unless it's my own). Working
by paulhauggis 15y ago
This is a great article and I think what they've done is great. But, it reminds me why I don't think I could work for a startup (unless it's my own).
Working these kinds of hours (unless I own a large share in the company) just sounds insane to me.
- richardw 15y agoIt wouldn't be indefinitely. And the rush of making something that was being appreciated worldwide combined with the knowledge that this is your one shot, might just get me up at night. It becomes a story you can tell your grandkids.
- paulhauggis 15y agoI suppose. But it's not my one shot. It's the company owner's. I would much rather tell my grandkids about what it takes to be a successful business owner and show them that it is possible to make it on your own. I've been a part of a few multi-million dollar companies. My code made it possible. But, if I wasn't there, someone else would have made it happen.
- alanbyrne 15y agoI used to have to pull these kind of random hours from time to time whilst working for a global investment bank with hundreds of thousands of employees. I sure as heck didn't get a large share in the company! But the challenge of solving the problems and finding creative ways to overcome an issue seem like crack to me at that time of the night. As long as it is not a consistent (every night) thing, then I don't mind it at all.