Ding: I work 9-to-9 in the office plus nights and weekends
Shensi Ding · She cold messaged 50,000 engineers—then grew to $10M+ ARR. | Shensi Ding, Founder of Merge · PMF Show · Sep 18, 2025 · at 38:43
Shensi Ding, co-founder of Merge, outlines her daily working schedule and constant weekend availability as an executive.
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“So I do nine to nine. I'm in the office, and after I'll, like, hang off my husband, maybe for like an hour, and then I'll, like, code again, like, check my Slack. Weekends, like, I'm definitely online. Some weekends I'm working a lot more, some weekends work a little bit less.”
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