My experience as the first employee of a Y Combinator startup

Re:My experience as the first employee of a Y Combinator sta... by nathanmarz on Monday July 12, 2010 @02:01PM (#1508774)

I've had some weeks where I've pulled 90+ hours, but my normal week is more like 70 hours.

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Re:My experience as the first employee of a Y Combinator sta... by jdminhbg on Monday July 12, 2010 @02:43PM (#1508929)

The sentence about working from 11:00 am until 2:00 am is probably the source of confusion there, if you don't read the part about taking breaks. 11-2 * 6/week = 90.

My work week could be described the same way, but my breaks are for 2 or 3 hours each, and with no commute (which most people don't count in their work week), it's pretty comparable. If you enjoy what you do, those two late hours working uninterrupted are great.

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Re:My experience as the first employee of a Y Combinator sta... by grinich on Monday July 12, 2010 @03:29PM (#1509097)

How many hours of that would you say you are in flow? [1]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)

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Re:My experience as the first employee of a Y Combinator sta... by dnaquin on Monday July 12, 2010 @02:49PM (#1508957)

this is similarly ridiculously high.

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Re:My experience as the first employee of a Y Combinator sta... by nathanmarz on Monday July 12, 2010 @06:15PM (#1509640)

Well, I really enjoy what I do, and I'm passionate about seeing this company succeed.

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