This is exactly what Mike Alfred of BrightScope tells entrepreneurs, particularly the young ones just going through school and figuring out where they want to b

This is exactly what Mike Alfred of BrightScope tells entrepreneurs, particularly the young ones just going through school and figuring out where they want to be in the scope of things. Until reading this, I'd hardly heard anyone speak out this way. I think it's particularly important to put this bug in kids' ears early; it's not sustainable to live and work like that, and eventually it destroys friendships and relationships and takes a toll larger than initially perceivable. If it happens that 24/7 weeks exist for a little while, it happens. I get that. But I think what bugs me most about this "24/7 grind" attitude is that it's not a magic pill for a product that doesn't work or isn't destined to become profitable (and I'm using 'destined' lightly here). I've seen plenty of entrepreneurs go all-in on something and fail not because they didn't put the work into it -- but because it wasn't a product that could succeed, even with a tough grind.