"No life" as you call it is just a necessary reality for a lot of startup founders if you want a chance at making it, especially in the early days, especially on your own or without funding. You may not hear about it because generally these founders' startups are either not yet well known, don't end up making it or they don't share this information until later. It's not always desirable to share that you're sleeping in your car or making sacrifices others may deem unhealthy or unsustainable. It's more glamorous looking back, after you're a success story, to reminisce about the blood, sweat and tears you poured into your startup to make it what it is today.
It's definitely not the only way but with the number of startups, resources, talent and overall competition today, everything counts in the beginning and can make or break you.
In my own experience as a solo founder without funding, nothing gets done unless you do it yourself. People already have work and school and other commitments so that means making sacrifices, ones that aren't always glamorous, ones that may be scary and overwhelming and at times unhealthy but that people will continue making simply to have a chance to succeed at what they love, and that's their prerogative.
Hi there! I was actually going to use the domain itsloca.com for a recent project. Since I'm no longer working on it though, I'd be happy to send it your way if you like. Just let me know.
It's definitely not the only way but with the number of startups, resources, talent and overall competition today, everything counts in the beginning and can make or break you.
In my own experience as a solo founder without funding, nothing gets done unless you do it yourself. People already have work and school and other commitments so that means making sacrifices, ones that aren't always glamorous, ones that may be scary and overwhelming and at times unhealthy but that people will continue making simply to have a chance to succeed at what they love, and that's their prerogative.