Engineers are famous for proclamations such as “You can’t make a baby in one month with nine women.”
Reality, and such. There are laws of physics and biology, after all.
But also, physics doesn’t control how much effort you put in or the project management decisions you make to go as fast as possible. Each individual must do it today, not tomorrow. Look at priorities all the time. Reprioritize when necessary. Keep the thing, the thing. Yes, you can find time today to meet about it. If that piece will be delayed, reimagine it, find a new solution. Always find new solutions. There is no work-life balance. There is only work-life integration. You can sleep when you’re dead. Magic doesn’t happen on 40-hour workweeks.
The bear is right behind you. The other startup wants it more. Faster wins every time.
