Corgi CEO Nico Laqua Defends Extreme 7-Day Work Culture, Sleeps on Office Mattress
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Sherin Shibu
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Nico Laqua, CEO of AI insurance startup Corgi, runs what is described as "the most intense workplace culture in America." Employees work seven days a week with occasional rest days, while Laqua himself sleeps only three hours a night on a mattress in the office. He built a 24/7 cafe so staff never need to leave for coffee. The article explores the extreme work culture through a podcast interview where Laqua was asked whether he'd prefer building a trillion-dollar company but dying at 50, or failing and living to 80.
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Would you rather Corgi was a trillion-dollar company, but you died at 50, or it was a fail, and you live till you were 80?
The answer to that is pre
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