Startup life… it is 4:47 AM and I’m still working
So this is a response to my <a title="Junblog" href="http://www.junloayza.com/2008/07/02/startup-life-it-is-112-am-and-im-still-working/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CMO Jun's Blog</a>: "Startup life… it 1:12AM and I am still working." I actually wanted to write this blog at around 2:30AM, but a lot of things popped up, and I had to handle them, and now is my next break to laugh at Jun. The startup life is fun and hard, and it's really a lifestyle than a career. If you were doing a Lord of the Rings run, you won't just say "I'm only going to travel 40 hours a week, and I will chill for the rest of the time!" No, you are constantly dealing with problems, monsters, wraiths and looking for food. You count the hours you don't work. "I'm so tired….maybe sleeping 5 hours is fine, and I will travel again…" Recently, I almost broke up with my girlfriend due to the extreme circumstances that an entrepreneur needs to go through (girls, don't date entrepreneurs). I think at the end, it's <a title="DBW" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Bedingfield" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Bedingfield's</a> <a title="DB" href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=iWGEwLyLQbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">song</a> that got me back to the relationship. With that said, Jun's blog is a lot more descriptive than mine, so I encourage you all to read his blog if were looking for some more startup blood and spirit! <a href="https://yukaichou.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/photo-88.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-25" title="Still Wake " src="https://yukaichou.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/photo-88-300×225.jpg" alt="and working hard" width="300" height="225" /></a><img src="file:///Users/FDLink/Desktop/Photo%2088.jpg" alt="" /> This is my entrepreneur's game face. Oh yea, speaking of which, I'm working with Daniel Bedingfield on a grand project that he has in mind, and today he left me a testamonial for me on Facebook: "genius-boy" Hahaha, I'm good at what I do, but not sure if I deserve that title. I work with a lot of genius-boys though. Life is fun. <img src="file:///Users/FDLink/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///Users/FDLink/Desktop/Photo%2088.jpg" alt="" />
About the Creator of the Octalysis Framework
Yu-kai Chou created the Octalysis Framework after studying gamification since 2003 — years before the term entered mainstream vocabulary. As a Human-Systems Architect & Behavioral Designer, his framework has been applied by LEGO, Microsoft, Porsche, Coca-Cola, Salesforce, and MrBeast, impacting over 1.5 Billion Users.
Chou has taught the Octalysis methodology at Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Tesla, Google, BCG, and IDEO.
His work has been cited by Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Wired, US Department of Energy, NIST, NSF, NCBI, US Department of Education, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Google Scholar — with 3,700+ more academic publications. Explore his books here.
About the Author
Yu-kai Chou is the creator of the Octalysis Framework and one of the earliest pioneers in gamification, having studied the field since 2003. His behavioral design work with LEGO, Microsoft, Porsche, Coca-Cola, Salesforce, and MrBeast has impacted over 1.5 Billion Users.
Yu-kai has shared these insights at Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Tesla, Google, BCG, and IDEO.
His research has been referenced in 3,700+ academic publications including work from Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Wired, US Department of Energy, NIST, NSF, NCBI, US Department of Education, and ClinicalTrials.gov. Explore his books here.
So this is a response to my CMO Jun’s Blog: “Startup life… it is 1:12 AM and I’m still working.” I actually wanted to write this blog at around 2:30AM, but a lot of things popped up, and I had to handle them, and now is my next break to laugh at Jun.
The startup life is fun and hard, and it’s really a lifestyle than a career. If you were doing a Lord of the Rings run, you won’t just say “I’m only going to travel 40 hours a week, and I will chill for the rest of the time!” No, you are constantly dealing with problems, monsters, wraiths and looking for food. You count the hours you don’t work. “I’m so tired….maybe sleeping 5 hours is fine, and I will travel again…” Recently, I almost broke up with my girlfriend due to the extreme circumstances that an entrepreneur needs to go through (girls, don’t date entrepreneurs). I think at the end, it’s Daniel Bedingfield’s song that got me back to the relationship. With that said, Jun’s blog is a lot more descriptive than mine, so I encourage you all to read his blog if were looking for some more startup blood and spirit!
This is my entrepreneur’s game face.
Oh yea, speaking of which, I’m working with Daniel Bedingfield on a grand project that he has in mind, and today he left me a testimonial for me on Facebook calling me a genius-boy
Hahaha, I’m good at what I do, but not sure if I deserve that title. I work with a lot of genius-boys though. Life is fun.
