CEE ~ 71% of founders surveyed by ULTRA.VC, an early stage investor/accelerator, see work as a higher or the highest priority in their lives, sacrificing some or any of their “off-work” time for success. This dedication is seen as essential for making a startup thrive.

Gen Z founders are more inclined to extremes, with 31.8% ready to sacrifice their personal lives for work, compared to 14.9% of Millennials and 12.5% of Gen X respondents.

The study analyzed the answers of 202 startup founders from 47 countries, mainly in the EU.