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I work at a YC startup, and we don't work a 24/7 grind. The VP of Engineering believes that it's not sustainable to work like that, and you can't build a succe
by steven2012 14y ago
I work at a YC startup, and we don't work a 24/7 grind. The VP of Engineering believes that it's not sustainable to work like that, and you can't build a successful company by burning out your engineers. Sure, when there are site issues, it's all-hands on deck, and if you need to get something in for the next push, then definitely you need to work your butt off, but that's just being professional. For the most part, the pace is really great, and we are all very productive.
- jes5199 14y agoYou know, there exists a technique that makes "get something in for the next release" obsolete. Basically: have the marketing and sales people sell and market the thing your engineers wrote last week, not the thing you hope they will write next week.
- matwood 14y agoThat works once you have discovered your customers and market fit. Until then, you need to sell first, then build. An acquaintance of mine built her company by selling her idea all over town. She got a few local businesses to sign on, and told them it would be a month of set up time. Over the course of a month she got the business setup, hired employees, bought computers, etc... 5 years of hard work later she sold the business and is currently vacationing at some random place in the world.