Mar
Jason Calacanis, the founder of Mahalo has written an interesting post about How to save money running a startup. Reactions to this post were all over the board, from supporting his view (here and here) to labeling him a mad tyrant (here, here and here). Pretty harsh.
While I think that Jason could have worded his tips a little better (he does come out a little fanatical regarding his employees rest time), I basically agree with almost everything he wrote. Reading that post and this one, it is obvious to me that Jason is very passionate about his work. The basic concept I see between the lines of both of those posts is that for a start-up to succeed, it must have a team of extremely passionate and hardworking individuals. Those people should love what they do and work hard because of that.
I know that I think about Octabox all the time. When I’m working, when I’m watching TV or surfing the ‘Net, it’s always on the back of my mind. It’s a passion that burns inside of me and fuels me to work long hours everyday. I wouldn’t have it any other way, and I expect my team to feel the same way about their jobs. If you love what you do and feel the burning desire to do it the best you can, hard work doesn’t seem so hard at all.
