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1001 points genericlemon24 | 1 comments | 06 Sep 25 13:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.279s | source
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jackienotchan ◴[06 Sep 25 15:20 UTC] No.45150062[source]▶
The first two quotes are from founders of:

- BrowserUse - Founded 2024

- Greptile - Founded 2023

The third quote is from a VC who has never founded a startup himself and has a clear interest in pushing founders to trade work-life balance for his own quick returns.

So none of these people worked on anything longer than 2 years. I wonder what will happen if we check back in 5–10 years. Will they still be doing and promoting 996, or will they be burned out and have changed their minds? Make your bets.

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1. untrust ◴[06 Sep 25 15:55 UTC] No.45150368[source]▶
Every one of these quotes is from someone who would be junior or midlevel at best at any company. Not trying to be ageist but mid twenty somethings are filled with enthusiasm and fantastical ideas which are yet to be vetted or guided by real world experience. I agree with your skepticism here