Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £500/month revenue

Re:Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £... by Nkuna on Thursday December 10, 2020 @02:08PM (#25377175)

Quite naive of you to believe Musk or Bezos worked 23 hour workdays. Even if that was remotely true, everything bears consequence. It might have "worked", but the downsides of this toxic work ethic are bound to present themselves, in the present or future.

Never mind working such hours does not guarantee success. Hell, it only about guarantees poor relations and health with any chance of success a very distant second.

So at best you're successful with shit relationships or fail with the same prospects? Dunno 'bout you, but I don't play no game I can't win!

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Re:Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £... by frankbyte on Thursday December 10, 2020 @04:14PM (#25378792)

Well it's presented them with billionaire fortunes. That's a fact.

I think it's fine for entrepreneurs like them to work however much they want, but it's not cool to put that on employees, especially if they don't have any ownership in the company.

I don't buy the theory about poor relationships and long hours. I could see it going either way, especially if one was single and would otherwise spend their time at home watching tv or whatever.

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Re:Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £... by Dudeman112 on Thursday December 10, 2020 @05:14PM (#25379504)

How do you keep non poor relationships if you are just transitioning between work/sleep states?

You can't keep relationships if the time spent on a relationship tends to 0.

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Re:Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £... by nearmint on Friday December 11, 2020 @03:34AM (#25383637)

Why do people evangelize every little comment of a billionaire? He's also human, he can tell me what he wants, I'll believe it when I see it.

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