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4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Nov 30, 2018 by Tom Blomfield · across every show →

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Nov 30, 2018 negative
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Extreme working hours offer little incremental upside and risk massive burnout
“I think you can certainly take it too far and really Push people to work crazy, crazy hours, and I'm not sure there's a much incremental upside there, and there's a risk of huge burnout.”
Tom Blomfield Nov 30, 2018 ▶ 22:36 20VC: Monzo's Tom Blomfield on The 3 Phases of Startup Scaling, The Secret To Building a 1.2m Community with No Advertising & How To Use Boards As A Tool To Instil Operational Excellence
Aug 9, 2019
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Hiten Shah: Burnout stems from attempting to control uncontrollable factors
“Depression or burnout or whatever other folks would call it is really a result of stress and unrecognized stress based on me trying to get control of things I cannot control. And that's the fundamental thing that really burns me out is when I'm trying to get c…”
Hiten Shah Aug 9, 2019 ▶ 35:25 20VC: Hiten Shah on The Right Way To Think About Depression, Control and Burnout, Why Nobody Really Knows What They Are Doing and How One Should Receive Advice As A Result & How To Gain Self-Awareness As A Leader
Dec 17, 2020
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Hsu argues burnout is driven by lack of results, not hard work
“I think if you try to really increase the clock speed and sort of cadence at which you move, but there are no results, I think that leads to burnout very quickly. At least for me, and potentially for you as well, and for many people I've talked to, working har…”
David Hsu Dec 17, 2020 ▶ 31:12 20VC: Retool Founder, David Hsu on Why YC Is Helpful Pre Product-Market Fit but Not Post and Why VCs Are Not Helpful Pre-Product Market-Fit but are Post, Why it is Difficult to Become Unprofitable if You Set Yourself Up For Profitability Early & Why VC Th
Jan 26, 2026
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Junestrand: Burnout stems from lack of winning, not high workload
“You get burned out doing work that, you know, where you don't feel like you're winning.”
Max Junestrand Jan 26, 2026 ▶ 36:27 Legora CEO, Max Junestrand: $7M ARR in a Day | Harvey vs Legora: Is a Legal AI Winner Takes All? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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