I'll remind you just as politely that when we post our experiences to public forums, judging comes part and parcel with that.
But, you know, I don't need to refer to your specific situation at all, and I stand by the statement: any business that requires 100 hours per week for years from anyone is either understaffed or (if it can't actually pay for people to do those hours) not really a viable business.
You can do what you want. If you want to work 150 hours a week, and scrape out 18 hours of sleep among those 7 days, go nuts, I don't really care. But to say "I'm a businessman, I have to put in 100 hours a week for years on end," no, sorry, I'm not buying that there's actually a very good business there, no matter what the business model is or who's involved.
And that says nothing about the questions about rent-seeking that kicked off this thread...
I'll remind you just as politely that when we post our experiences to public forums, judging comes part and parcel with that.
True, but no one here really has enough information to truly make those assessments. That said, I get what you're saying and I actually agree with you to a large extent. In our case, doing things the way we chose was not a reflection of anything specific about the business or the business model, it's been more a reflection of our beliefs and attitudes and principles.
And to be fair, if I had to do it all over again, I probably would change a few things. Not a lot, but some things. Like not neglecting my health. I just went out and spent an hour on my bicycle earlier tonight, getting some exercise in. That was a part of my life I let slip over the past few years. Never again... I learned that lesson the hard way, and thankfully I'm still here to benefit from it.
But, you know, I don't need to refer to your specific situation at all, and I stand by the statement: any business that requires 100 hours per week for years from anyone is either understaffed or (if it can't actually pay for people to do those hours) not really a viable business.
You can do what you want. If you want to work 150 hours a week, and scrape out 18 hours of sleep among those 7 days, go nuts, I don't really care. But to say "I'm a businessman, I have to put in 100 hours a week for years on end," no, sorry, I'm not buying that there's actually a very good business there, no matter what the business model is or who's involved.
And that says nothing about the questions about rent-seeking that kicked off this thread...