[michannne]

It depends on the work you are doing and how good your team is at managing what needs to get done. We know who our clients are, what features they want, and how to think about adding those features in. That's pretty much all you need to focus on when it comes to software. We make sure to bring in and keep those who understand those core facets of the business and understand what should be a priority and what shouldn't.

In startups that become stressful, the main problem I have seen is an ungrounded management team that doesn't quite know what they want the business to look like in 5 years, so every other week - surprise! We've got a new client and they want X, Y and Z by tomorrow, so get working! - that never results in low-stress work.