This reads as how to run a company poorly and how to build a terrible company culture. Some gems: > they all finished work each day at 5:30. I remember watchi

This reads as how to run a company poorly and how to build a terrible company culture. Some gems: > they all finished work each day at 5:30. I remember watching “The Social Network” and admiring the passion and intelligence of the group of young engineers. Yep, a fictional movie about the founders of a social network is definitely a good benchmark for how much your engineers should be working—not standard professional hours. > We’ve been through three [lead designers]. Yes, blame the designers for ridiculously high turnover, where you have 3 people in the same position within a year. > a deficiency that I’m sure they sometimes exploit Right. Not trusting your technical employees and assuming they are trying to exploit you is a fantastic way to inspire passion and trust. In fairness, since she seems to be a pretty big fan of exploiting others, it's natural that she'd expect the same. > they worked day and night That is not a desirable thing, it should be considered a mistake in planning which must be avoided in the future. All in all, it sounds like she's building a terrible company to work for. Not surprising that she's (according to Crunchbase) only raised $500k.