{"id":1773,"date":"2026-06-27T11:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2026-06-27T11:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:03:45","slug":"godfather-of-saas-says-hes-only-interested-in-investing-in-companies-that-are-in-the-office-6-days-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=1773","title":{"rendered":"‘Godfather of SaaS’ says he’s only interested in investing in companies that are in the office 6 days a week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jason Lemkin, known to some as the Godfather of SaaS, says people who want to work in tech face a stark choice in the current environment.<\/p>\n

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“You don’t get to make 10 million for working 18 hours a week. You get a watch. You get an Omega,” Lemkin said during a recent episode of the 20VC podcast. “You want an Omega, or you want to be rich? Make your choice, boys.”<\/p>\n

Lemkin said that while some people can make remote work functional, he saw on his own team “it involved a lot of distractions.” He said in “the narrow universe” of companies, he’s interested in those that aren’t hiring workers who want a more relaxed schedule.<\/p>\n

“They’re not hiring folks that want to work 20 hours a week from home,” he said.<\/p>\n

Lemkin, who founded SaaStr, a community of business to business founders, agreed with Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen’s view that remote work is “white-collar fraud” because of the distractions employees must navigate.<\/p>\n

“I have a three-year-old and a five-year-old. The idea that I could do any work at my house is like a total fantasy,” Petersen said on a previous “20VC” episode. “And, like, I have a bigger house than most employees do. Like, I actually do have a private office I can close the door on. It doesn’t matter \u2014 there’s no work getting done at that house when the kids are around.”<\/p>\n

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