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		btipling on Aug 8, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I quit my job Mundane is hard, and working at a startup can require mundane work. Lots of it. Automate whatever you can whenever you have time.

scott_s on Aug 8, 2013 [–]

The main benefit for working at startup is supposed to be working on interesting things. The author no longer felt that he was working on interesting things. This is very different from thinking the work was too hard.

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