The speaker emphasizes the demanding nature of their company culture, stating that they are upfront with potential employees about the extreme difficulty and high expectations. They describe the work as requiring a huge amount of hours and full commitment. Despite this, the speaker notes that people 'love it,' suggesting that this rigorous environment attracts and retains individuals who are genuinely seeking such a challenging and dedicated work-life. This approach effectively filters out individuals who are not suited for or desirous of this intense work lifestyle.

20VC with Harry Stebbings

When I make an offer, I tell every single person it's like 11 laps is going to be extremely difficult. Extremely difficult.

We are a hard company to work for because we have extremely high expectations. You're going to work a huge amount of hours. I expect full commitment.

And people love it. So, you end up filtering out people that actually don't want to have that type of life.

"ElevenLabs is gonna be extremely difficult"

When I make an offer, I tell every
single person it's like 11 laps is going
to be extremely difficult. Extremely
difficult. We are a hard company to work
for because we have extremely high
expectations. You're going to work a
huge amount of hours. I expect full
commitment. And people love it. So, you
end up filtering out people that
actually don't want to have that type of
life.

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"ElevenLabs is gonna be extremely difficult"

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