I find it's really important to have a core group of friends outside of work and projects. Like a support network, or a release valve. People who care about how

I find it's really important to have a core group of friends outside of work and projects. Like a support network, or a release valve. People who care about how you are doing, not your company. I think a lot of founders feel like they can't do anything but work, or else they're wasting time and money. But it's the same fallacy that pushes game companies into crunch mode. Everyone's morale suffers, and the quality of crunch work is always far inferior to the quality of non-under-the-gun work. The Valley is so high pressure. Find that release valve before you boil over.