Founders

While I was a VC for 6 years, I spent a lot of time meeting with founders. I saw a LOT of burnout that wasn't always talked about publicly

One takeaway for me going into founding a company was even though the hours are really long, I make sure to never skip taking care of my mental and physical health (or ever feel guilty about it) in order to maintain long term pace. This is what works for me

e.g. no matter how chaotic things get, I make sure to do a daily 15 min walk minimum, take 2-3 fitness classes per week, and make sure every week I'm fitting in some things that make me happy (e.g. seeing family/friends, eating good food, etc). Still working on improving my sleep though

Co-founder @bountycaster (bountycaster.xyz). Co-producer @ethereumfilm. Previously co-founder of Scalar Capital and product at Coinbase

How do you not feel guilty about it? This is what makes it hard for me currently. Since I have 2 jobs, fitting in things that makes me happy/sane feels like i should’ve just got more shifts. Idk if it makes sense cause Idk how to express it lol. But yeah even if I know this might lead to burnout soon, i can’t seem to relax cause I always think that I could’ve just got more shifts rather than resting or doing other things

Hmmmm. Maybe the difference is with me getting paid by the hour and not with getting things done

I don't feel guilty because it ends up making me more productive at my job. Especially I can tell once I come back from exercising / going outside that I have more energy