"At Quora, I (and many others) typically work 60 or more hours per week; other startups I've talked to often expect similar (and sometimes even more grueling) schedules."<p>I don't want to work at Quora. No matter how motivated, how engaged and how excited I am to do something I know what lack of balance does to your life. I consider myself successful only if I have that balance.<p>No matter how rich or "successful" someone is I think of them as a failure if they don't have the things that come with a balanced life.