Buzzvil Developer's Lookback Essay - "Is our dev team working hard or hardly working?"

“Our server is down. Is our dev team working hard or hardly working? Kidding :)” Says on a funny/scary sticker a coworker gave me on my first day of work. Like the sticker said, my days at Buzzvil entailed plenty of server downtime and hard work, day and night, on weekdays and weekends. One year has passed and that one year has taught me a lot. In fact, I am still coding and learning but a little more better positioned to inform those interested in the start-up scene of what working at a Korean startup as a developer entails and what it takes to succeed there. I would like to take this opportunity to share things I experienced / learned / did right and wrong. If you take away a small “aha moment” or a click in your mind, I will be pretty flattered. disclaimer! Every startup has its unique color and shape. What I share in this post are solely my first hand experiences and thoughts that are based on them. Please read with a grain of salt What is this meme? Some of you might be thinking. As an analogy to this meme, I would describe my Buzzvil experiences from five perspectives in a slightly light tone. What? 5 is too many? For those of you already scrolling down the page, I have an one-liner summary. “Was super duper fun. And I would definitely want to do it again” What my friends think I do? Before joining Buzzvil, I had already took 4 semesters off from college for my military leave.