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Founder obsession requires surrendering work-life balance
  • Brian worked 60-70 hour weeks for 20 years
  • Current founders even more intense (7 days/week)
  • Only exception: Kareem from Clay advocates balance
  • Tradeoff between extraordinary outcomes and personal cost
Brian HalliganLenny's Podcast00:48:36

Supporting quotes

“People talk about 996. It's way more than that. The founders are seven days a week” — Brian Halligan
“I don't know any of the founders I work with that have work life balance” — Brian Halligan

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