Jason Martin argues founders need 24/7 availability and relentless daily work to build a sustainable business. He contrasts this with a casual approach of working a few days a week and using Do Not Disturb after hours. Without that commitment and a big vision, he says, the advice doesn't apply.
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Number 3 is you got to work every day. I know this is not sexy for some people in the room because, you know, some people do Prime America sometime. Some people do Prime America 3 days a week. We do Prime America the mornings and afternoons. After 8 o'clock, your phone is on do not disturb. You don't take calls from your teammates, right? But we do Prime America 24/7. If I get a call from a teammate at 11 o'clock at night and a Zoom needs to get done, I'm doing that Zoom, right? So you got to work every day. Your teammates got to know that they can count on you if you want to build a base shop. If you don't want to build a base shop, this is not relevant to you, right? The next thing is you got to have a big vision.