The Silicon Valley job that demands three years of 24/7 hustle
The job requirements are straightforward if not hellacious: Work at the office in person from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Be available “around-the-clock,” including nights and weekends if needed. Oh, and you must maintain this schedule for three years.
So goes the criteria for a role working as chief of staff to Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, the renowned venture firm that’s backed companies including OpenAI, Stripe and DoorDash.
“If you need predictable hours, a defined playbook, or frequent direction, this isn’t for you,” wrote Ryan Batra, a vice president of talent at Khosla, in a LinkedIn post about the role.
The chief of staff job listing is either an “amazing opportunity” or indentured servitude, depending on whom you ask. Matteo Franceschetti posted on X that he would take the job himself if he weren’t busy running sleep-technology startup Eight Sleep. The entrepreneur and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian wrote...
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