"996 is bullshit. It has nothing to do with the hours, but all about the conviction. The chip on the shoulder as people like to say. You have something to prove. To basically say fuck you to everyone in your life that never believed in you. Although life has also changed now. The motivation to build goes beyond me - I have a family now. Wife and kid. I also build a better future for them now. It would be a dream to have my daughter take over my company one day."
"Right before getting into speedrun, I was so close to shutting down Agent Astra. I started mentally preparing the conversation to my team to tell them we had one month of runway left and that they should start looking for new opportunities. The pressure was real."