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> It's a small team and that means each person has a lot of responsibility. Don't like ever having to pull an all-nighter? Never want to work a minute past 5? That's OK, but it means you have no real responsibility, and you will be compensated accordingly. Others choose more responsibility, and they man up when the shit occasionally hits the fan.

No, that means you work for mature people who have planning and organizational skills. Having to come in at 3am is not a sign of responsibility, it's a sign of immaturity and failure of management.

Yes, it happens. No, you shouldn't laud it. If they were building bridges, people would be dying - but this isn't bridge building, so it's somehow more okay?



A startup is not building a bridge. You don't meticulously plan your every move for 3 years before you start.

A startup is jumping off a cliff and figuring out how to build a plane on your way down.


"A startup is jumping off a cliff and figuring out how to build a plane on your way down."

Suicide, then?




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