Too bad the sociopathic ultra-capitalists do not realise that a happy, well-rested worker with a good work/life balance is a productive worker.
I bet Amazon would be profitable enough with a 5-day, 6-hour work week and much better benefits and vacation time, but since that makes them not as profitable as they can be by using slave labor...
When companies become slave of external investments the incentives and power dynamics of the company change.
That's why now I'm a strong promoter of bootstrapping, unless you have envisioned for yourself an exit too.
Then, and only then, yes, bring external investment as incentives are aligned with your peers. Maybe seed fund yourself and then bring Series A externally.
I bet Amazon would be profitable enough with a 5-day, 6-hour work week and much better benefits and vacation time, but since that makes them not as profitable as they can be by using slave labor...
Because they're sociopaths or worse.