I've done this solo sprint for a year to get a startup running a few times in my career.
The time it worked, I worked 10-4pm (heads down) in the ideation phase, ate well, slept well, got two hours of exercise daily, and had an interesting social life. Once the startup took on a life of its own, the personal life started to suffer and I got up to 80+hrs for a month or two before settling into ~60.
The two times it didn't work, I embraced the 60hr/week grind and was a bit more isolated, perhaps drank a bit more to unwind, and my focus deeply suffered.
I really love the solo thing, but in the early days, be creative and happy. The grind will find you. Market fit means more work. No doubt Jarred will find building a company and Bun at the same time even more challenging that just building Bun.
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I've done this solo sprint for a year to get a startup running a few times in my career.
The time it worked, I worked 10-4pm (heads down) in the ideation phase, ate well, slept well, got two hours of exercise daily, and had an interesting social life. Once the startup took on a life of its own, the personal life started to suffer and I got up to 80+hrs for a month or two before settling into ~60.
The two times it didn't work, I embraced the 60hr/week grind and was a bit more isolated, perhaps drank a bit more to unwind, and my focus deeply suffered.
I really love the solo thing, but in the early days, be creative and happy. The grind will find you. Market fit means more work. No doubt Jarred will find building a company and Bun at the same time even more challenging that just building Bun.