Is the Startup Grind Really Necessary?

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The early-stage startup https://twitter.com/oven_sh is working hard and fast on its flagship product, the Javascript runtime https://github.com/oven-sh/bun. “If work-life balance means a lot of time spent not working, it’s probably not a good fit,” the tweet read.

Majors echoed the notion that when you’re a startup founder, long hours are pretty essential at first.

So is there anything wrong with a startup founder saying that they expect employees to work long hours?

As young companies mature, the reasons for pushing either yourself or your team harder become increasingly avoidable.

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