--- title: Cerebras CEO says it’s “mind-boggling” that people think... description: Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman sparked debate by calling it "mind-boggling" that anyone believes a 38-hour workweek can lead to greatness, insisting building... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/cerebras-ceo-says-it-s-mind-boggling-that-people-think-working-38-hours-a-week-leads-to-greatness-18cmkmshy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Cerebras CEO says it’s “mind-boggling” that people think working 38 hours a week leads to greatness | daily.dev og:description: Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman sparked debate by calling it "mind-boggling" that anyone believes a 38-hour workweek can lead to greatness, insisting building... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/cerebras-ceo-says-it-s-mind-boggling-that-people-think-working-38-hours-a-week-leads-to-greatness-18cmkmshy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/18cmkmsHY.png og:image:alt: Cerebras CEO says it’s “mind-boggling” that people think working 38 hours a week leads to greatness og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Cerebras CEO says it’s “mind-boggling” that people think working 38 hours a week leads to greatness **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman sparked debate by calling it "mind-boggling" that anyone believes a 38-hour workweek can lead to greatness, insisting building something extraordinary requires "every waking minute." Feldman leads a company valued at $49.5 billion that completed the biggest US tech IPO since Snowflake. His comments align with a broader trend of AI executives — including Google's Sergey Brin and Meta's Andrew Bosworth — pushing longer hours. Critics note the asymmetry: founders with equity upside advocate extreme hours for salaried employees who don't share the same financial rewards. The piece questions whether "every waking minute" is a personal philosophy or an implicit job requirement. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What did Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman say about work-life balance and building a successful company? Andrew Feldman said it is "mind-boggling" that people believe working 38 hours a week with work-life balance can lead to building something extraordinary, telling the 20VC podcast that success requires "every waking minute," not part-time effort. He acknowledged professionals can work 40 hours and be happy, but said they won't be the ones launching the next unicorn. _Debates over founder expectations versus employee balance surface often on daily.dev's tech and career discussions._ ### How much is Cerebras valued at and how big was its IPO? Cerebras is valued at roughly $49.5 billion and raised $5.55 billion in its IPO, the biggest US tech IPO since Snowflake. The company makes wafer-scale AI chips that compete directly with Nvidia for data center workloads, and it reportedly doubled its revenue last quarter even though its stock fell afterward. _Engineers tracking AI chip market shifts and valuations follow companies like Cerebras on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Cerebras Systems’ Andrew Feldman joins Disrupt 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cerebras-systems-andrew-feldman-joins-disrupt-2026-imhlrlygb) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu), [#work-life-balance](https://daily.dev/tags/work-life-balance), [#cerebras](https://daily.dev/tags/cerebras) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/cerebras-ceo-says-it-s-mind-boggling-that-people-think-working-38-hours-a-week-leads-to-greatness-18cmkmshy) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Cerebras CEO says it’s “mind-boggling” that people think working 38 hours a week leads to greatness","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/cerebras-ceo-says-it-s-mind-boggling-that-people-think-working-38-hours-a-week-leads-to-greatness-18cmkmshy","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/cerebras-ceo-says-it-s-mind-boggling-that-people-think-working-38-hours-a-week-leads-to-greatness-18cmkmshy"},"datePublished":"2026-08-10T08:21:19.251Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:17:23.898Z","description":"Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman sparked debate by calling it \"mind-boggling\" that anyone believes a 38-hour workweek can lead to greatness, insisting building...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/460e6849ce6d238b1a1e339e530ffc14?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/460e6849ce6d238b1a1e339e530ffc14?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/cerebras-ceo-says-it-s-mind-boggling-that-people-think-working-38-hours-a-week-leads-to-greatness-18cmkmshy","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"gpu,work-life-balance,cerebras","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Cerebras CEO says it’s “mind-boggling” that people think working 38 hours a week leads to greatness"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/cerebras-ceo-says-it-s-mind-boggling-that-people-think-working-38-hours-a-week-leads-to-greatness-18cmkmshy#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What did Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman say about work-life balance and building a successful company?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Andrew Feldman said it is \"mind-boggling\" that people believe working 38 hours a week with work-life balance can lead to building something extraordinary, telling the 20VC podcast that success requires \"every waking minute,\" not part-time effort. 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