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    How many hours do you put in a week on your startup?

    Jane Crowell
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    From balancing families to extra jobs to keep afloat, how many hours do you put in to your startup?

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    Ivan Dudin
    Blocks
    Blocks
    All my working time: ~40 hours
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    Hunted Space
    Hunted Space
    I think I lost my counting at this point 🤣 all I can say it takes up more than 60h/week and ofc work on weekends when needed. At the moment Klu needs our full involvement cause we are growing way too fast!
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    Jane Crowell
    Varcity
    @sandradjajic congrats! growing too fast is awesome🚀 that's a good problem to have!
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    Jake Harrison
    Free Essay Checker AI
    Free Essay Checker AI
    The fullest time 80 hours
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    Truva
    Truva
    Launching soon!
    Always go for full
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    Soner Alemdar
    If your startup is a side hustle I guess that 25-30 hours are okey
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    Omari Kitula
    @soner_ startups should not be your side hustle, if you really believe in your idea you have to make it full time
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    Apollon Latsoudis
    Nearly 70 hours per week I would say. Despite automations and productivity hacks, hard work and real focus is required to make this work. However I prefer this over any 9-5 job as I value my freedom more
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    Darya Antonyuk
    Blocks
    Blocks
    About 40 hours, it's my only job for now, so want to make sure I do everything possible (but I'm not a CEO, so don't usually do more than 40)
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    Evgeny Kotelevskiy
    Selzy
    Selzy
    I have many other tasks, so probably no more than 20 hours
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    Elena Tsemirava
    I combine my startup with employment. But anyway I invest at least 20 hours a week in a startup.
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    Afiya Chohollo
    Definitely the fullest of time
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    Sean Ward
    I’m too lazy to do the math but something like: 7x16
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    Zoey Green
    full time for me
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    John Kirtley
    findcool.tools
    findcool.tools
    when i was first building findcool.tools, probably 4-5 hours a day. now, maybe 2-3 if i'm doing anything code related. if i'm doing more admin-type work, then maybe an hour.
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    Drew_Quinn
    WhatsApp CRM
    full time my be around 40-50hr
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    George Aleesu
    Lancepilot
    Lancepilot
    Launching soon!
    Around 20 to 40hours
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    Wyatt Feaster
    Probably like 30. I read through this whole entire thread and it seems like everyone is really working so many hours. Make me wonder how many of those hours are actually productive or if people are even enjoying the process. I feel like we should more normalize that fact you can still build a company without working yourself to death and stress.
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    Wyatt Feaster
    @jane_crowell That's totally fair. What are the areas you feel are your least favorite? I can only imagine how much harder it is as a fulltime parent too. Go you!
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    Jane Crowell
    Varcity
    @wyatt_feaster I definitely DO NOT enjoy all aspects - there are many I just have to get through because I cannot necessarily hire for those jobs yet. However, there are so many things that I do that I wouldn't trade for anything that make those mundane so much easier to get through! I would say that being a busy parent makes you more productive because you have to timebox pretty much all your working hours.
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    Jane Crowell
    Varcity
    @wyatt_feaster Admin work🤪 doing the plumbing of the company!
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