Startups Are Hard. So Work More, Cry Less, And Quit All The Whining
Work hard. Cry less. And realize you’re part of historyNo, sorry, but you probably aren't. Zynga isn't changing the world and neither are 99.9% of the startups coming out of SV.The over-working culture is exactly that - a culture. It has nothing to do with actual reality, and everything to do with perceived reality. Great, long-term companies aren't built by entrepreneurs who sleep 2 hours a night.P.S.: not getting enough sleep decreases productivity. The 37Signals guys have covered this a few hundred times at this point. I also seem to recall Richard Branson saying that he "needs his 8 hours."