Kenneth Cassel

Remote work is amazing, I'm able to spend a lot more time with my wife and 3 kids than if I had to commute (my last job I was commuting 1.5 hours each way). There are some challenges though. My youngest is 3yo and loves to hop into the home office and say hi during meetings (which is why I built the wall in front of my desk and installed a sliding door). I like to leave the house and work from a coffee shop once or twice a week to get a change of scenery or else I go stir-crazy.

Number one hack I've found for myself is to work on a problem I'm genuinely excited about. Creativity seems to flow naturally from there.

A massive benefit of being a founder is being able to build a company you want to work at. For me that means lots of async work, few meetings, and working with incredibly smart folks. I think about the business and work a ton, but it's easy to fit it around my family time since we're async-first. I'll often work a few hours late into the night when my family is asleep but for me that's fun. My wife stays at home and is absolutely amazing at supporting me and the business, I couldn't do it without her.