"When you go to the Valley now, and when you go to China now, they are working seven days a week in the fastest-growing ...

Harry Stebbings, a 29-year-old VC founder, ignited a debate over 996 culture and what sort of schedule is required to build a ...

The "996" work culture reigns supreme in China and has been adopted by various tech giants including Jack Ma's Alibaba and Bytedance's TikTok, but the system has also been the subject of much ...

The post went viral, to Stebbings' surprise, and sparked a debate on whether China's brutal "996" work culture is needed in Europe. The conversation is rooted in a persistent stereotype that ...

“When you go to the Valley now, and when you go to China now, they are working seven days a week in the fastest-growing companies,” says 20VC founder Harry Stebbings.

The post went viral, to Stebbings' surprise, and sparked a debate on whether China's brutal "996" work culture — which means working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week — is needed in Europe.